In the Dutch campaign, although the Dutch army bravely resisted, but the command was rigid, the tactics were rigid, and the weapons were inferior, under the latest German tactics, especially the armored assault and the air precision bombing of the JU87, for a country like the Netherlands that did not have much air power, it was basically incomprehensible, what fortress was bombarded by the 500 kg bomb of the JU87 dive bomber, at most four, it was completely reimbursed, no matter how strong the fortress was built.

In the case of the loss of the air force, the role of these fortresses is really limited, the Netherlands is also influenced by the French Maginot Line, a large number of bunkers were built in the territory, the fortress ended up wasting defense resources, even the Great Wall of China, in the huge fortifications, is not forever strong.

There are many bright spots in Germany, such as German paratroopers, Zhang Jun always has a great interest in the actions of special forces, so the military operations commanded by Zhang Jun are accompanied by almost countless such actions.

The operation of paratrooper units in the Netherlands and northern Belgium, although not the main direction of attack of the Wehrmacht, was undoubtedly the most noticeable in the days leading up to the war. The first was the actions of the airborne troops of the SS. They first seized three key Dutch airports and several bridges over the Metz River in the Netherlands, opening the way for their advance into the Dutch interior. In addition, the storm commandos used fake Dutch military uniforms to seize several key bridges along the border.

Because the 9th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht facing the Netherlands had to rush to Breda before the French 7th Army in order to thwart the plans of the Anglo-French forces to contact the Netherlands. In many places they failed, the Germans succeeded. The 9th Panzer Division quickly crossed the bridge and struck into the interior of the Netherlands. At the same time, the German 6th Army, facing Belgium, also transferred part of the troops that had been hindered here, marching through the bridge. The Storm Commandos also seized several bridges over the Belgian border. On this day, the Storm Commando will receive 92 Crosses.

Perhaps the most striking was the capture of the Belgian fortress of Emar. Although the Emar Fortress was only a target in the direction of the German attack, it was still of great importance. Both the Anglo-French forces and Belgium hoped and calculated that the fortress of Emar would hold out for more than five days, so that the Allied forces advancing into Belgium would have time to deploy calmly. On the German side, in order for Bauk's army group to quickly entangle the Allies and facilitate the encirclement from the south, it was necessary to quickly capture Eben. Emar Fortress.

A well-trained Storm Assault Commando in a glider, totaling 85 people, launched an attack on the Emar Fortress at 3:30 on the 10th. (one of the glider pilots was a former world champion), the Emar Fortress itself was armed with 12 75mm guns and 2 120mm guns, as well as a lot of machine-gun fire points. But there were no anti-aircraft guns and no mines on top. Two gliders (including the commander's) landed halfway through, but they tenaciously prepared an open field, summoned a new Ju-52 tractor, and took off again. When they arrived, they found that the rest of the troops were fighting well. Using a blasting device with a hollow charge, they undermined the turret of the fortress. The Belgian artillery and infantry were fierce**, but the Germans held out until 6 o'clock in the morning of the 11th, and finally made contact with the vanguard of the approaching 6th Army. Six hours later, the Emar Fortress surrendered. At the same time, 3 more commandos on gliders seized 2 key bridges. (All on the Elbert Canal, the main line of defense of Belgium).

The only bright spot for the Dutch army was the Battle of The Hague, where the Wehrmacht flew over the Netherlands on the morning of June 10, according to plan, but unfortunately their crossing alarmed the inhabitants of The Hague. The Wehrmacht circled near Ippenburg and began bombing its airfield at six in the morning. Immediately afterward, the paratroopers managed to land in several areas of the airfield, despite heavy casualties caused by Dutch machine-gun fire and the dispersal of the landed troops. The intensity of the Dutch resistance was greater than the Wehrmacht had anticipated. The Dutch resistance was eventually weakened, allowing the paratroopers to occupy the main construction of the base and display the emblem of the Nazi flag. Despite the Wehrmacht's victory, the Dutch managed to prevent the Wehrmacht from advancing from Ippenburg to the city of The Hague.

Around the same time, German paratroopers were also airdropped to the Okenburg airfield, where resistance was much weaker. The guards at Aukenburg were unable to prevent the Wehrmacht from taking control of the airfield, but they succeeded in delaying the Wehrmacht until the Dutch infantry arrived to prevent the German paratroopers from entering The Hague. The Germans used the Okenburg airfield to reinforce their forces in the area, while the Dutch bombed them to prevent more enemy landings there.

Only part of the Vulcanburg airport was built. As in the attack at Ipponburg, the Wehrmacht bombed the airfield before dropping paratroopers, causing heavy losses to the airfield guards. Although subsequent waves of paratroopers also suffered heavy losses, the guards were unable to prevent the Wehrmacht from capturing the airfield. However, because the airfield was still under construction, the Wehrmacht could not take off and more transport planes could land. After several battles, the Wehrmacht captured bridges and buildings near the village of Vulkenburg and Katwick along the Rhine.

While the Wehrmacht succeeded in capturing three airfields, their main intention to capture The Hague and force the Netherlands to surrender failed. Therefore, the Dutch army launched a counterattack a few hours later.

The Dutch first counterattacked the Wehrmacht at Ippenburg. Despite being outnumbered, with the ammunition they had previously obtained from the Wehrmacht, the Dutch troops managed to move the mortars to combat positions and open fire on the Wehrmacht, inflicting heavy losses on them. After this counterattack, the Wehrmacht was forced to retreat into the burning airfield building and lose its strong defensive positions. The Dutch army was finally able to advance towards the airfield, and then in the ensuing battle, many Wehrmacht forces were forced to surrender, but they were not actually completely defeated.

The Dutch army also bombed the Okenburg airfield. After the bombing, the Dutch Army followed suit in attacking the airfield. The Wehrmacht was forced to retreat and some were captured on the way. However, some Wehrmacht forces were able to withstand the Dutch offensive after withdrawing into the nearby forests. The Dutch army was soon ordered to evacuate from the area to Lusduinland, as the Wehrmacht was already approaching Rotterdam.

After blockading Leiden, the Dutch sent just three men to recapture several strategic bridges near Warkenburg. When reinforcements arrived, the Dutch were clearing the Wehrmacht on the ground, while Dutch bombers arrived to destroy the landed transport. Although the Wehrmacht tried to establish a defensive line around the airfield, they were eventually forced to evacuate. The battle for the liberation of the occupied villages lasted several hours, but the Dutch army eventually prevailed over the Wehrmacht.

By the end of June 10 (the first day of fighting), the Dutch army had recaptured all previously occupied airfields.

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German Army Group A was progressing smoothly, which made Zhang Jun breathe a sigh of relief, and the German SS army commanded by Guderian also launched a full-scale attack at 6 o'clock in the morning of June 10, the SS faced Luxembourg, Luxembourg's military strength was negligible for Germany, the entire population of Luxembourg was 300,000, and the regular army was a division.

Luxembourg is located in the Ardennes Mountains, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the SS has not committed any crimes, and the inhabitants of Luxembourg do not feel that this is war, when the SS rolling armored torrent passes through a certain village in Luxembourg, the men, women and children in that village will run to both sides of the road to see, you must know that Luxembourg is also a country with many men and girls, those girls who are waiting for the girl, when they see those young and handsome SS soldiers, will chase after them and give their own tokens.

This is a war, and it almost became a blind date for those leftover women in Luxembourg, and Zhang Jun never ordered that he was not allowed to fall in love on the next battlefield, and if the two were really interesting, they would leave contact information.

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, as soon as the SS arrived in the capital of Luxembourg, Luxembourg directly announced its surrender, and Zhang Jun actually did not accept their surrender, which is strange, Zhang Jun actually did not accept Luxembourg's surrender.

Zhang Jun's meaning is very simple, Luxembourg has not declared war or entered the war at all, and it is not a hostile country between Germany and the European Union, so there is no question of surrender or non-surrender at all, and the SS's visit to Luxembourg this time is just a military exercise conducted by the two sides in order to increase their friendship with each other.

Zhang Jun can be regarded as saving Luxembourg's face, not letting them bear the shame of defeat and surrender, Luxembourg is also very interesting, announced its accession to the European Union at three o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Luxembourg can be regarded as understanding, the Anglo-French alliance commands the ** allies, and they are basically pig-like alliance leaders. Now the EU is mighty, and the Anglo-French army is the tail of the rabbit - it can't grow.

From the German border to the small city of Sedan in northern France, a distance of 150 kilometers, Sedian is located in northern France, on the banks of the Maas River, and the population is only 20,000 people, Guderian only walked 75 kilometers on the first day, the Ardennes Mountains are indeed not easy to walk, Guderian is not anxious, while walking with bulldozers, excavators, explosives to build roads, as a result, Guderian's 1 million SS troops, except for mechanized troops, the rest of the rest all participated in the road construction army.

Of course, there is a reason why Guderian is not in a hurry, the supply of a million army is not a joke, it must be replenished first, so that the troops can play a better offensive, Zhang Jun also agreed with this, when Guderian asked Zhang Jun to repair road machinery, Zhang Jun did not hesitate to allocate it to Guderian.

…… (To be continued.) )