The 'War on Hunger' was so devastating that it was almost a short time before Japan became unsustainable—and the devastation was especially strong in support of all sides of Hawaii.

It is precisely because of the 'Hunger War' that the United States was able to recapture Hawaii at a smaller cost, and the Americans naturally know this.

On the other hand, with the return of the United States to Hawaii, the United States has also given itself the ability to threaten Australia. However, at this time, the Communist government began to consolidate its rule in Australia through the puppet government under its control, so there was no special concern in this regard.

And unless the Americans want to meet China directly, there is little need to worry about it. Of course, this only means that before the end of the war, before the end of the war, in order to avoid the Axis powers from turning around, it is naturally impossible for the Allies to turn their heads against China, but after the end of the war, there are probably many people in the Allied forces who do not want China to profit so much.

When several countries of the allies, such as the United States, Britain, Russia, France, and other countries recover, they may join forces to come to the door at that time.

Fortunately, it is estimated that these countries will not recover in ten or twenty years, and at that time, let alone atomic bombs, I am afraid that even ballistic missiles will be made.

At that time, everything will naturally be like in the Cold War, although they do not like each other, they can only stand still, and at that time, that is, the best time for the development of the national government.

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Seeing that the war was likely to be lost, the Japanese, especially Koiso Kuniaki himself, pinned almost everything on Germany as an ally. After all, after losing almost all of its colonies, Japan no longer has the strength to compete with China and the United States.

At this time, however, Japan's ally, Germany, was not in a very good position.

Not to mention the approach of the Sino-Russian coalition to Germany, not long ago, that is, when the Sino-Russian coalition captured Warsaw, Hitler's old buddy Mussolini also had problems.

Benito? Mussolini, an Italian politician and journalist, held the post of the 40th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy. At the same time, he was also the founder of fascism. Mussolini was given the title of "Leader" in 1925 and imposed a dictatorship in Italy from the same year until 25 July 1943, and on 30 March 1938 he was given the highest Italian military rank, "Supreme Imperial Marshal".

After the end of the First World War. Italy, which suffered huge economic and human losses, was the victorious power, but was excluded by the "Big Three" at the Paris Peace Conference and did not receive the expected "reward", which brought Italy a further sense of shame in addition to the defeat in the war. 1921 year. Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party, which gained the support of the middle class, landlords, and industrial capitalists in post-war Italy in politically and economically turbulent Italy, with its nationalist, anti-hammer-sickle, and anti-union characteristics.

On October 28, 1922, Mussolini staged a coup d'état on Rome, and on October 30, he was appointed Prime Minister by King Emanuele III of Italy. June 10, 1924, Mussolini's main political opponent. Italian socialist politician Giacomo? Matteotti was assassinated. Fearing the anti-monarchical character of the civil war and socialists, the National Fascist Party gained the support of the king and won the general election of the same year. Then, in January 1925, Mussolini declared the National Fascist Party the only legal party in Italy, thus establishing the rule of the Italian fascist dictatorship.

In 1935, Mussolini began contact with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, and Italy and Germany signed the Steel Treaty on May 22, 1939. Italy officially joined the Axis powers into World War II on June 10, 1940, and on September 27 of the same year. Italy, Germany, and Japan sign the Triple Alliance Treaty. …,

However in the year 1943. Due to the successive defeats of Italy, Germany, and Japan, the Sisi Council passed a motion of no confidence in Mussolini on 24 July, and the next day Mussolini was dismissed and arrested by King Emanuele III and placed under house arrest in a villa on the Imperial Terrace of Grande Sasso.

However, not long after Mussolini was placed under house arrest, the Germans launched Operation Oak. The aim was to save Mussolini, Hitler's old buddy.

Operation Oak took place on September 12, 1943, during World War II, when Nazi Germany rescued the Italian dictator Benito, who was under house arrest on the Imperial Terrace of the Gran Sasso in Italy. Mussolini's military rescue operation with a special forces airborne raid. The members of the operation consisted of German paratroopers and part of the SS members of the Reich Ministry of Security. This plan of action was developed by Kert? Stuart Den formulated, Otto? Skorzny commanded the implementation.

Otto? Skorzny based on intercepted coded radio messages from the Italian Ministry of the Interior and aerial reconnaissance. Determine the location where Mussolini was imprisoned at the Imperial Taichung Hotel on Grand Sasso. Otto? Skorzny decided to use a glider to transport paratroopers to Mussolini, a high-risk rescue plan because the ground behind the hotel was not suitable for gliders to land. Otto? About 100 paratroopers and 12 gliders were deployed to the rescue mission. The strength of the army was equivalent to 23 of the Italian defenders of the hotel. In Otto? In Skorzny's view, the tactics of a surprise attack and the superior firepower of the Germans could fully compensate for the lack of personnel.

Skolzny kidnapped an Italian general, and on the afternoon of September 12, twelve gliders were towed and taken off by several planes, and after the tractors left, the gliders began to look for a landing site. But because the planned landing site was too steep to land, Skorzny landed in an open field in front of the hotel where Mussolini was being held. After landing, Skorzny pushed the captured Italian general to the front and shouted not to shoot at the hostages. At this time, Mussolini was looking in amazement from the window of the room. Skorzny led the Germans into the hotel, smashed open the door with the butt of his rifle, rescued Mussolini, and escaped from the Granza Hilltop Hotel in a freshly landed stork. The plane flew first to Rome, then to Vienna, then to Munich, where Mussolini met Hitler at Rathtenburg. The Italian soldiers on guard did not fire a single shot in the face of the raid, and none of the German soldiers who participated in the rescue were killed.

However, although Mussolini was successfully rescued, only half of the Italy that belonged to him was left in the end. Fortunately, even half of it was enough to serve as a barrier for Germany.

But I have to say that. Italians are indeed smart.

During the First World War, he jumped to the side of the Entente halfway, although in the end he did not pay a lot. But he also succeeded in becoming a member of the victorious powers, rather than being forced by the allies of Germany and Austria-Hungary or even Ottoman Turkey.

You must know that in history, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismembered, and not only was the Ottoman Turkey dismembered, but also the territory that originally straddled the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa ended up being only one Turkey. And in this day and age. Because of Yan Guang's relationship, it is only a part of the original historical territory.

But what about Italy? O victorious nation!

And in World War II, as a member of the Axis powers, when it seemed that they could not fight, the Italians themselves changed leaders, and due to the relationship of surrender in the middle. So that Italy almost received the lightest punishment, probably second only to Thailand, right?

However, seeing that the original iron triangle is now only two and a half left, the Axis countries are becoming more and more pessimistic about the future...

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Seeing that the situation of the Axis countries is getting worse and worse, the attitude within the Axis countries is also becoming more and more pessimistic. …,

Of course, this is nothing, and the problems of Italy still add to this pessimism to some extent. Although Mussolini was later rescued by Hitler. And it still has half of Italy. And an Italian republic was formed.

In the final analysis, the strength of the Axis powers was really weakened after all.

On the other hand, at the time of the changes in Italy, the Sino-Russian coalition forces, which had already captured Warsaw, also crossed the vast territory of Russia and reached the German border in the true sense of the word―――――― and it took several months to get from Warsaw here. During this period, the German resistance was stubborn.

And during this time. The Anglo-American forces were also ready to land in the Normandy region of France.

In France, there is not only one Normandy. Rather, there is Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy, but none of that matters.

Historically, the Normandy landings were a large-scale Allied offensive on the Western Front in World War II, which took place at 6:30 a.m. on June 6, 1944. This combat operation was codenamed operationoverlord. The battle ended on 19 August after crossing the Seine-Marne River. The Battle of Normandy was the largest naval landing to date, involving nearly three million soldiers crossing the English Channel to Normandy, France.

The Normandy landing campaign was the largest landing campaign of the 20th century and one of the most influential landing battles in the history of warfare. The Allies mobilized 36 divisions with a total strength of 2.88 million troops, including 1.53 million in the Army, equivalent to the entire U.S. army at the end of the 20th century. From June 6 to early July 1944, one million troops from the United States, Great Britain and Canada, 170,000 vehicles, and 600,000 tons of various supplies successfully crossed the English Channel. By 24 July, about 240,000 men had been annihilated on both sides of the war, including 122,000 Allied casualties and 114,000 German casualties and prisoners.

By the end of August, the Allies had eliminated or inflicted heavy losses on 40 German divisions, three German marshals and one army commander had been dismissed or resigned, 20 German army commanders, army commanders, division commanders, and other senior generals had been killed or captured, and more than 3,000 German artillery pieces of various kinds had been captured and destroyed, and more than 1,000 combat vehicles had been destroyed. The Germans lost 3,500 aircraft, 13,000 tanks, 20,000 vehicles of various kinds, and 400,000 personnel. The successful Normandy landings and the return of American and British troops to the European continent fundamentally changed the strategic posture of World War II.

However, the most important thing is that after landing in Normandy, the Allies completely cut off the connection between France and Germany, seriously weakened Germany, and at the same time completely put Germany in a desperate situation.

And because the Germans did not, or Hitler did not have the relationship that the Allies would land in Normandy, under the superior strength of the Allies, although the Germans also had considerable defensive strength, they were eventually overwhelmed by the superior forces of the Allies.

Of course, that's not to say it's just a problem.

In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies carried out Operation Deception, Operation Resolute, with the aim of misleading Germany about the date and place of the invasion.

In addition, there were several leaks of information before Day D, one of which occurred six days before the landing. Appears in the crossword puzzle of "Reports and Reviews". The answers to some of the questions, including the main words of Overlord, Neptune, gold, and other invasions, were announced by the U.S. government. It's just a coincidence. Through the Cicero affair, Germany obtained documents quoting the noun Overlord, but these documents did not have all the details.

At the same time some double agents, such as Joan? Puhol (codenamed "Garbo") persuaded the German High Command in Normandy. This was at best a diversionary attack, which played an important role.

And on the eve of the offensive Major General Henry? Miller, the chief supply officer of the U.S. Army's 9th Air Force, met guests at a ball at the Nick Laridge Hotel in London's Mabel. Supply problems, he told them. It will be easier to supply by June 15. After he spoke out, Eisenhower demoted Miller to the rank of colonel and sent him back to the United States, where he subsequently retired. Another such intelligence leak was the broadcast message of Charles de Gaulle after the invasion. Unlike all the other leaders, he said the invasion was a real invasion. …,

Despite so many mistakes, in the end, thanks to the excellent performance of the Allies, they completed the landing operation. And soon established positions in Normandy.

"But so many countries are at war at the same time. It's really an unthinkable thing..."

On a beach in Normandy, watching the steady stream of Allied soldiers coming down from the troop carrier, an American officer said in disbelief.

No wonder he said this, after all, at this time the beach was full of troops from various countries.

The Allied forces fighting in the Battle of Normandy consisted mainly of Canada, Great Britain and the United States, but France and Poland also participated in the battle after the beach grab. There were even soldiers from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, the Netherlands and Norway, among others.

Therefore, the troops on the beach at this time are truly 'United Nations' troops.

Of course. That said, the people on the beach are well aware. Among these troops, I am afraid that only the Americans can play a role, and even the British are probably some grades worse. This is also a matter of no choice, after all, the most powerful among the Allied forces is the United States, and the rest of Britain and Russia are basically disabled.

As for France?

If anything, France will only have a few colonial troops left at most, after all, their homeland belongs to Vichy France...

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The successful capture of Normandy somewhat boosted the morale of the Allied troops.

The United States, in particular, is nominally independent and equal within the Allied Forces, but now the United States is actually about to become the leader of the Allied Forces. Not only is Britain, the former boss, only the United States taking the lead, but even under China's coercion, even Russia has a little bit of meaning.

This also gives Americans a sense of fluttering.

However, many people also know very well that China must not be allowed to enter Berlin first.

In addition, they also know very well that these 'unions' in front of them actually do not have much combat effectiveness. Especially with the troops of countries like the Netherlands, even more so ...

It may be nothing for them to follow the US military to fight a tailwind war, but if it is a tough battle, I am afraid it is a good thing that they do not hold back.

It is precisely because of this that although Americans like the scene in front of them very much, they do not think that with so many people supporting them, they are invincible in the world.

After all, at this time, there is still a China.

Therefore, after taking Normandy, and only taking a little rest, the Allies turned their guns back on Berlin. Although the distance between the Allies and Berlin was now greater than that of the Allies, the Allies planned to fight all the way from Normandy to Berlin.

"In any case, we must get ahead of the Chinese."

Riding in the jeep, a veteran in his 50s shouted loudly.

George? Patton, one of America's most famous military generals in World War II, George Patton? Patton fought bravely and tenaciously, attached importance to the role of tanks, emphasized rapid attack, and was known as "hot-blooded iron courage" and "bloody veteran".

George? Smith? Patton was born on November 11, 1885, in California, United States, to a traditional family of Victorious Warriors. At the age of 18, he entered the private Virginia Military Academy, and a year later he was admitted to West Point. After graduating from the Military Academy in June 1909, Patton served in the cavalry units of the First Army of the United States with the rank of second lieutenant.

In September 1939, World War II broke out. The United States faces war. Patton's military prowess was appreciated by Army Chief of Staff Marshall, who considered him an excellent general who could defeat the rapidly mobile German army on the battlefield. In July 1940, Marshall approved the formation of an armored division. Patton was ordered to form an armored brigade and was promoted to brigadier general. In the same year, Patton was appointed commander of the 2nd Panzer Division, promoted to major general. …,

After Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The United States declared war on Germany, Japan and Italy. In January 1942, Patton was promoted to commander of the 1st Panzer Corps. In November, Patton led a U.S. contingent of more than 40,000 officers and men across the Atlantic Ocean and landed on the coast of French Morocco after 74 hours of fierce fighting. Finally forced the German troops stationed in Morocco to surrender. The success of the landing in North Africa created favorable conditions for the Allied forces to smoothly complete the deployment of the war situation in North Africa. Subsequently, Patton was appointed U.S. Governor General of Morocco.

On March 5, 1943, Patton was appointed to take over as commander of the U.S. Second Army, which had been defeated by Rommel. It quickly changed the weak state of the whole army. On March 17, the refreshed U.S. Second Army launched an offensive against the Germans. Storm all the way. Progress was rapid, and soon the encirclement of the Germans by the British army in northern Tunisia was completed.

Shortly after the Battle of Tunis, Patton was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and promoted to commander of the U.S. 7th Army. On July 9, 1943, the Allies launched the Sicily landing campaign. Patton led the U.S. 7th Army to capture Palermo, and then took the city of Messina before Montgomery. The Allies occupied Sicily. The Germans retreated to Italy proper.

Historically, Patton was originally the commander of the Third Army. Participated in the Normandy landing as the second echelon.

At this time, Patton became the first echelon.

But there's no way around it. In fact, if there was no way, Eisenhower would never have let Barton come to the first echelon.

Patton and Eisenhower, both famous U.S. generals during World War II, met in the fall of 1919 and formed a deep friendship. However, in the end, the two people still broke up.

Patton was five years older than Eisenhower. They met in the fall of 1919. The two hit it off at first sight. The First World War had just ended. After returning from the European theater, Patton served as commander of the 304th Light Tank Brigade at Fort Meade, where Eisenhower also served as commander of a tank battalion. For Eisenhower, Patton was already a hero he knew and envied. The meeting between the two men at Fort Meade dramatically changed Eisenhower's later development path. Through Patton, Eisenhower was able to get to know many important people in the military circles, and Patton always cared for the little brother in the days to come. It can be said that Patton played a crucial role in Eisenhower's growth.

Their close friendship lasted until the end of 1942. At this time, Eisenhower went from being Patton's subordinate to Patton's direct leader, and he no longer needed Patton's influence and support. At the same time, Eisenhower gradually felt that his old friend who was politically numb might have a detrimental effect on his career.

The first discordant notes between them appeared in the first half of 1943. At that time, the operation in the North African theater was nearing its end. Feeling no longer the need to be in charge of the army himself, Patton prepared to hand over the post of commander to his lieutenant while he returned to Morocco to begin planning and preparing for the Sicily landings. Such a transfer would be militarily possible, but politically it would easily have had a negative impact on Eisenhower. To this end, Eisenhower immediately telegraphed Patton to "do not speak and act on the spur of the moment" and forced Patton to hold on to the North African battlefield until the end of the war in North Africa. At this point, Eisenhower remembered what General Smith, commander of the Hawaiian Military District, had said to Patton before the war: "This man is invaluable in wartime, but a troublemaker in peacetime." While Patton saw this as a great compliment, Eisenhower felt that danger lurked. The idea of discarding Barton and reusing Bradley, who had always been his ear and ear, took over his brain.

On August 10, 1943, while inspecting the U.S. Army 93rd rear hospital in Sicily, Patton discovered that a soldier was hospitalized pretending to be sick for fear of the sound of gunfire on the battlefield. Patton, who was greatly affected by the unhappiness of the war, was furious, and could not control his emotions for a while, pointing at the soldier and scolding: "You are a complete coward, you are a disgrace to the group army." And slapped him hard with his glove. The news soon spread back to the United States. Various media in the United States have reported on it, and Congress has also accused the US War Department of misemploying personnel. This incident put a lot of pressure on Eisenhower. At this time, Eisenhower realized that Patton, who had always acted recklessly, would cause him more problems and would have a great negative impact on his political development. Although he still tried to protect Patton because of the demands of the war, this incident prompted Eisenhower to rethink and reposition his relationship with Patton. …,

A wave has not settled. Wave after wave, less than a year after the "slap incident", that is, on April 26, 1944. Just as the European landing was imminent, Patton's big mouth was in trouble again. "Domination was the stated goal of Britain and the United States after the war, and of course it was the goal of the Soviet Union," Patton said. These words caused a strong discontent in the USSR and almost brought about the collapse of the anti-fascist alliance. Eisenhower was equally furious about the matter. If not, it would be necessary to use Barton's fame to feint against Calais. Barton was bound to be kicked back home. Because the war was not over yet, Eisenhower needed the obedient and obedient Bradley, but also some generals who could fight well, and Patton was his only choice at this time.

But the friendship between Patton and Eisenhower was far from what it once was, and Eisenhower began to reuse Patton's former lieutenant, Bradley, his current boss...... In the landing group of the Allied forces in Normandy. Bradley was appointed commander of the 12th Army of the main attack cluster, and Patton's 3rd Army was sent only to feint Calais. In order to promote Bradley, Eisenhower even ignored Patton's feelings and openly forcibly assigned the French 2nd Armored Division under Patton's command to Bradley, so that Bradley could go down in history as the liberator of Paris, and Patton, who created the key fighter plane for the liberation of Paris, left a lifelong regret.

In August 1945, at a press conference, Patton fell into a "language trap" designed by a journalist. Call the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States no different from the Nc party in Germany. In a word. Eisenhower, who was in an uproar and no longer needed a general, no longer wanted to forgive Patton for his nonsense. He stripped Patton of the title of commander of the 3rd Army and sent him home. In order not to "unduly" embarrass his "friend," Eisenhower gave him the title of commander of the 15th Army (the "shelf army" responsible for writing the history of the war), and a furious Patton declined the appointment. Since then, the relationship between these two famous generals has completely ruptured.

December 9, 1945. Barton was injured in a car accident while hunting and died in Heidelberg on 21 December. There is also a legend that because he presided over the investigation of the "Augie Gold Case", he touched the interests of some corrupt officers of the US military. Died at the behalf-time trap of a fellow American soldier.

At this time, the relationship between Patton and Eisenhower was not as bad as it was later, it is obvious. It's not the same anymore as it was at the beginning.

At the Tehran Conference in early 1943, after the opening of a second theater in France, Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Allied Commander of the Landing Operations, as in history.

Because of this, Eisenhower, who began to reuse Bradley, did not want to put Barton in the first echelon. After all, Eisenhower knew his old buddy very well, although many times his old buddy did not think about the cause and effect of the matter, and was quite dull and numb to politics and so on, he was the best fighter on the battlefield.

In other words, if he was put in the right position, he could redeem himself for merit, which Eisenhower did not want to see.

It's just that the world is not up to anyone...

Although Eisenhower did not want to put Patton in the first echelon, Eisenhower had to do so as the Chinese got closer to Berlin. Because the best general in the U.S. military is Patton, which is not as good as Bradley, which he reuses...

Without Patton, it was clear that the advance into Berlin would not have gone as smoothly as planned, and this was clearly something that Roosevelt and Marshall could not allow.

And now Eisenhower is not the future president of the United States, so he can only put this matter aside and think about how to take Paris and Berlin in the shortest possible time.

After thinking about it for a long time, Eisenhower came to the conclusion that he needed Patton's ......,

So, although it was not pleasing to the eye at Patton, Eisenhower had no choice but to move him to this position.

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As one of the best generals in the U.S. military, Patton is indeed like a tiger. Just when the vast majority of the landed US troops were still resting. Patton's forces began to advance in the direction of Paris, and in the process of advancing easily routed a German force.

Although Barton is not a popular figure in the media, he is not trying to pander to those journalists. Just say what journalists like. The news of the victory, after all, was also encouraging, so not long after Patton's forces had routed the Germans, the newspapers began to report the news and call it the 'first victory'.

For something like this. Eisenhower's face was naturally a little ugly.

The abrupt removal of a figure who was once called a 'hero' will undoubtedly put the person giving the order under considerable pressure. So Eisenhower's original plan was to support the others, and to make Barton gradually disappear from the public eye.

It's as simple as making Barton no longer obtain.

Of course, there's no need to frame Barton or anything. In fact, it is impossible to do this, but as long as Patton is allowed to have as little contact with some warfare as possible, then there will be fewer victories. At this time, with the news coming out of other quarters, the people are forgetful, and in the case of other heroes, Barton will naturally be forgotten...

But now, because of the needs of the war, Eisenhower really had to let go of Patton. This naturally made Eisenhower's face ugly.

Especially now that Barton is targeting Paris. Although the status of Paris is not as important as that of Berlin, if Barton is made the liberator of Paris, I believe that I will not be able to restrain him in the future...

Here, Eisenhower replaced Bradley, who was significantly more obedient than Patton. It's a pity. In some operational aspects, Bradley is also a famous general. But it's still not as good as Barton...

Eisenhower had also thought about replacing Barton with Bradley.

But if it delays the overall situation. Then I am afraid that I will be like Patton in my own eyes, and let myself become an eyesore in the eyes of Marshall and others.

So in the end, Eisenhower could only give up the idea with a wry smile.

"After all, we still have to focus on the overall situation..."

Thinking so, Eisenhower whispered in the headquarters.

However, he understands that Patton, who is now active on the battlefield stage, is no longer something he can suppress.

On the other hand, Patton did not live up to Eisenhower's 'expectations', and his army group rushed towards Paris almost non-stop. It seems that Barton understands something, so he is eager to prove himself again on the battlefield.

And it turns out that although Patton is in his 50s, he is still a terrifying presence on the battlefield. The few troops sent by the Germans were almost all routed by the troops led by Patton.

Today's Barton is no one to be...

At this time, the Allied troops in the rear also completed their rest and began to follow Patton in the direction of Paris, which can be regarded as making up for Patton's weakness of being somewhat alone...

As friendly forces in the rear began to catch up, Patton bravely launched a fierce assault on the Germans on the outskirts of Paris, despite having only one army group at his disposal.

Of course, it can also be said that it is the French army, the French army that maintains France.

Since the Allies did not expect to land in Normandy, Paris, as the capital of Vichy France, although a certain number of German troops were stationed, more were French troops. Considering the performance of the French units in World War II, it is completely conceivable how strong the combat effectiveness of these Vichy French units could be, ......,

Thus, although on the outskirts of Paris, German and French troops managed to hold off Patton's troops, the Germans and French suffered significant losses. But at this time, there was an uprising in Paris...

While Patton's forces were storming the defenders' lines on the outskirts of Paris, the French resistance staged an uprising in Paris, engaging in street fighting with the Germans, at which point de Gaulle persuaded the highest decision-makers of the Allied forces to support the uprising.

After a few days of fierce fighting between Patton's forces and the defenders of Paris, the 2nd Armored Division of Free France 'Leclerc' sent by the Allies arrived in Paris.

The vanguard of Leclerc's division entered Paris and joined Patton's troops in attacking the Germans, and not long afterwards Patton faced the German commander Dietrich? Feng? Scholtitz issued an ultimatum.

After more than a day of consideration, von? Scholtitz decided to surrender to the Allies without carrying out Hitler's order to hold on and destroy Paris. Later, in an interview at his home in Baden-Baden in 1964, he explained the reasons for his disobedience: "If this is the first time I have disobeyed, it is because I know that Hitler was crazy. ”

On the same day, de Gaulle arrived at the Paris Municipal Government Building to deliver a speech announcing the liberation of Paris.

The next day, Patton's troops, together with the 2nd Panzer Division, held a military parade on the Champs-Élysées to celebrate the liberation of Paris.

In the battle to liberate Paris, about 1,500 French resistance and citizens died, more than 2,000 American casualties, and about 300 French casualties; About 3,200 German troops were killed and 12,800 were taken prisoner.

In the whole battle, although the American army paid a lot of price, compared with other battles, the operation to liberate Paris did not waste too much time. It was precisely because of this that Barton's name appeared in the newspaper again, and Barton became a well-known figure again.

And the emergence of this situation also made Eisenhower's expression a little more ugly.

Because his original plan was to take advantage of the fierce battle between Patton and the defenders of Paris, let Bradley lead his troops up to replace Patton, and then let Bradley pick the fruit, and by the way, enjoy the honor that originally belonged to Barton.

In this way, it would not only weaken Patton's influence, but also affect the battle.

Anyway, there are still many places to fight at this time, and it will be okay to directly transfer Barton to fight in other places, and there will be no problems. At that time, even if Barton had done anything, he would be overshadowed by Bradley's aura.

After all, in the European battlefield, except for the liberation of Berlin, it is estimated that there is no merit higher than the liberation of Paris.

Now, however, all of them...

"Ugh..."

Eisenhower sighed, and his relationship with Patton had become very stiff at this point. So he had no room to maneuver, and he either got Patton down or just watched him stay active, and Eisenhower had no other choice...

And while Eisenhower was sighing in his headquarters, Patton was riding in a jeep and enjoying the honor he should have enjoyed in the military parade on the Champs-Élysées...

At this moment, Barton is like a hero...

On the other hand, however, the Sino-Russian coalition was getting closer and closer to Berlin, and there was not much time left for Patton and Eisenhower... (To be continued......)