Chapter 279: Project Sea Lion (1)

Although Hitler skipped Zhang Jun's direct order, which was the most unpleasant place for Zhang Jun, Hitler's idea was good, he wanted to take over the French fleet, and Britain was also in order to prevent Germany from obtaining the French fleet, so he immediately blacked out his own allies.

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Although Hitler did not get the French fleet, and the German navy was also more powerful than submarines, so the German navy was no match for the British navy at all, but the Wehrmacht group of turtle grandsons still proposed a strategic plan to Hitler "Sea Lion Plan".

But can the "Sea Lion Plan" be implemented immediately?

Of course, there are many reasons, the Luftwaffe can only use more than 5,000 planes for war, and Britain alone has 3,000 planes, because the French lost some in the campaign, and there are also more than 2,000 planes, and at the same time, Britain also has planes shipped from the United States, as well as planes produced in his own country, such a huge air power is adding the British Navy.

Is it true that Germany wants to fight with Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union as it did in history, and Germany definitely does not have that qualification, and some historical commentators in history have also said so.

Hitler's insistence on landing operations against Britain must implement the Sea Lion Plan, and the premise of the implementation of the Sea Lion Plan is to eliminate the British Royal Air Force, and the Luftwaffe has no way to completely and cleanly eliminate the British Air Force, Britain has the support of the United States, the number one imperialist country, and how many planes are needed The Yankees will also support Britain for their own interests.

The most dangerous period of a landing war is not the initial landing, but the fact that after a successful landing, it is impossible to isolate the battlefield, quickly replenish supplies, and gain the ability to break through in depth. If you can't get supplies, after the initial victory, you will definitely be wiped out by the opponent with stronger supply ability. The Normandy landings at the end of World War II illustrated this strategy in its entirety. Because the Luftwaffe had not exhausted the British Air Force at this time, and the German Navy's transport fleet was too small, the number of troops to be delivered at one time was insufficient, and the ability to resupply was lacking, and the army's heavy equipment could not be landed in large numbers simultaneously. Later in the air war, the British Air Force attacked ports and transport ships along the English Channel on a large scale, forcing the German Navy to evacuate the already small number of transport ships. Under such circumstances, even if the landing on Britain was successful in the early stage, it was unable to hold on to and expand the landing ground, and it was a tactical operation that was bound to fail.

After the German landing, the British home fleet had already reacted, and it only took 2 days to assemble the main force, which could easily cut off the supply lines of the German army in the English Channel. And several pocket battleships of the German Navy were not opponents at all, it was estimated that they would retreat immediately, and it would be difficult to engage. Moreover, the British Home Air Force can cover the navy very well, and at the same time lay a large number of mines to lock up the supply of the landing force. After cutting off the supply routes, the navy split a part of the shelling of the German landing grounds. Other forces consolidated their defensive lines and intensified their blockade of the English Channel.

The landing German troops were basically unable to effectively receive air force support at all, and the firepower of the opposing side was relatively not too strong. It was also impossible to carry heavy artillery in large quantities. Therefore, the degree of fortification of the British city and defense line will be much weaker. Also, tanks at that time basically did not land much. According to the calculation of a division of a few hundred vehicles, the consumption of materials in a day must be calculated as several hundred tons. The German generals did not fail to think about the issue of supplies. Unable to attack strongly and quickly, the Germans were bound to fall into a stalemate with the British defenders. It was a nightmare for the German generals.

Friends saw how strong the German army was, how sharp the tactics were, and how brave the army was. But there are too many factors that contribute to success or failure in war. Suffice it to say that if the British Home Fleet had existed for a day, Hitler would have been wrong to choose to land on the British mainland. Neither dare nor can't! No matter how many troops are sent, whether the landing is successful or not, it will be a failure in the end. And it was the annihilation of the whole army. And after the failure of the landing, the Germans were bound to lose a large number of elite troops. The support rate of the domestic population for the war, the morale of the troops, and so on were a very serious test for Germany.

So don't be surprised or sorry why Hitler didn't land in Britain with all his might. If you analyze it carefully, you can even go back in time to that era and become Hitler. The same order will be given before the destruction of the British Home Fleet! Of course, Zhang Jun will terminate the "Sea Lion Plan" before it is implemented, instead of ending it with history, waiting for the Luftwaffe to suffer heavy losses in the "Sea Lion Plan", of course, Zhang Jun plans to meet Hitler directly, Zhang Jun now also feels that he has a conflict with Hitler's views, although there is nothing to do now, but Zhang Jun has made plans for his future.

I think the senior Nazi generals of those days knew very well what would happen if they forcibly landed without air and sea supremacy in the theater of operations. At the time of the Normandy landing, the Allies had an absolute superiority of 11 to 2 forces, and firmly controlled air and sea supremacy, and adopted quite strict secrecy measures to finally achieve victory, even so, 118,000 Allied soldiers died on the battlefield.

Therefore, if Hitler insisted on the British landing, he would only incur defeat.

In addition, Germany cannot land on the British mainland, if it lands on the British mainland, the United States, which is now only sending weapons to Britain and the Soviet Union, will immediately jump out and send troops to attack Germany, if so, Germany is the same as in history, the power of one country challenges the vast majority of the armed forces of the whole world, and Zhang Jun can't save it by looking for death, Zhang Jun is now unable to jump off Hitler's chariot, or wash his neck and prepare to go to the gallows at Nuremberg.

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On July 22, 1940, in the French town of Compiègne, France and Germany signed an armistice. Hitler decided not to hold a signing ceremony at the famous castle in town. The ceremony took place in a train car. After the defeat of Germany in World War I, it was in this carriage that Germany surrendered to the Allies, and Hitler believed that Germany had suffered great humiliation and that the French had to be given a taste of it.

Zhang Jun also wanted to advise Hitler not to use the carriage that recorded the hatred and humiliation of Germany and France to get France to sign the surrender, but Zhang Jun could not entangle with Hitler on this issue, because Zhang Jun had more important things, that is, to talk to Hitler after signing and let Hitler terminate the "Sea Lion Project".

Germany's terms were much better than in history, mainly because Zhang Jun's successful national easing policy in former hostile countries such as Poland and Ukraine achieved unprecedented success, which prevented Hitler from having the intention of occupying France militarily.

The main content of the Franco-German treaty is that France voluntarily joins the European Union and joins the ranks of justice in the struggle against the imperialist countries led by Britain and the United States.

The new Prime Minister of France, Marshal Philippe Pétain, accepted these terms. No French accused the clauses of being too harsh.

Pétain was less than a week into the new government's premiership. After the resignation of Paul Reynaud for refusing to sign an armistice with Hitler, a new cabinet was formed by Petain.

In his eloquent speech, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called on France to persevere in the fight against Hitler. But Pétain ignored it.

In his speech to Parliament, Churchill said: "If we stand up to Hitler, the whole of Europe will be liberated, and the whole world will be taken to the vast sunny wilderness." But if we fail, the whole world, including the United States, including the countries we are familiar with and concerned about, will fall into the abyss of a new dark age. ”

Churchill realized that his speech could not stop the German aggression. Because he also admitted that the French campaign was over, the British campaign was about to begin, and the survival of Western civilization was fought here.

Both Britain and Germany claim that their righteous side is the defender of civilization and the builder of peace, and Britain is the largest colonial country in the world at this time, and Germany has burned the flames of war in every corner of Europe for the sake of its own national living space, are they just?

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Zhang Jun met Hitler in a hotel in the French town of Compiègne:

"Hey! Hitler. ”

"My little radish head, you played well, very beautiful, I knew you wouldn't let me down, what did you come to me for?"

"Of course my Führer, I think, I want to ......"

"Say, you have achieved such great honor for Germany this time, and I should reward you, so I have decided to promote you to the rank of SS field marshal."

Hitler was generous this time, of course, there will be more promotions in the Wehrmacht because of the French campaign, for example, Guderian will also be promoted to the rank of marshal, as long as the German officers can win the battle, Hitler will not be stingy in rank, and this is also the case in history.

Zhang Jun couldn't imagine that Hitler suddenly threw a peach to himself, and this peach was still relatively large, but Zhang Jun still had to say his opinion, that is, he hoped that Hitler would stop implementing the "Sea Lion Plan". At this time, Germany really had no way to start a war with these countries at the same time, and Germany could only deal with one with all its might, and at the same time accumulate strength and wait for a strategic decisive battle with Britain and the United States, but the premise was that Stalin of the Soviet Union must be knocked to death with a stick, so that Germany could obtain the endless resources of the Soviet Union, which was the only condition and hope for Germany to win.

"Hey! Hitler, thanks to the great Führer, for the nurturing grace of the great Führer, the Ministry will always be loyal to the holy Germany, loyal to the great Führer, and today I would like to make a suggestion to the all-knowing and omnipotent Führer, that is, to immediately stop the Sea Lion Project, let us free our hands, solve the Soviet Union in one fell swoop, and then use the endless resources, manpower, and financial resources of the Soviet Union to turn back and engage in a strategic decisive battle with Britain and the United States. ”

…… (To be continued.) )