On the outskirts of Freiburg stands a military fortress of the Soviet occupation, the main body of which is dilapidated, with crumbling walls, broken beams and mottled bullet marks. Twenty months ago, Lynn and his descendants left the Upper Rhine Valley to return to Germany, where they fought their first battle, when he and the Germanic warriors were like divine soldiers, and many Soviet soldiers died in confusion; Twenty months later, as the political head of the GDR, Lynn came to inspect the new army, although he no longer wore military uniforms and wore weapons, and his tempered steel temperament did not lose a point.

Under the black, white, and red tricolor flags, more than 4,000 German officers and men who had been transferred from the first-class reserve unit to active duty appeared to be full of spirit and high morale. At the inauguration ceremony presided over by the president, they were awarded the designation "6th Rapid Infantry Brigade". Unlike traditional German units, this is a combat unit with all American-made equipment, and in addition to the gray uniforms, they are all American, from helmets to leather boots, from pistols to artillery. As a matter of fact, a week after Lynn's trip to The Hague was successfully concluded, the US troops stationed in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands secretly began to hand over weapons and equipment to the German troops in accordance with the instructions of their superiors, and in 10 days they had already provided more than 300,000 semi-automatic and automatic rifles, more than 20,000 Browning light and heavy machine guns, more than 9,000 artillery pieces of various types, and more than 26,000 vehicles of various types. For Germany, whose local industry was less than one-third of what it was before the outbreak of World War II, this was a valuable piece of aid!

Accompanied by the senior generals of the army, Lynn walked past the soldiers with their heads held high, and there was no fear in their young and immature faces. Despite their lack of adequate military training, these young Germanic people lacked the courage and loyalty of their fathers. With weapons in hand, they were eager to go to the battlefield and save their homeland from the Soviets - Berlin had long since fallen, the Soviet troops from Poland had occupied Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony, the northern flank was closing in on Bremen and Hamburg, and the center army was capturing Braunschweig and advancing towards Hanover. The southern flank had crossed Saxony into Bavaria. In order to scoop up Munich as soon as possible, the Soviet Union forced the Czech and Austrian governments to declare war on Germany, and the Soviet troops that had been on the border between the Czech and Austrians for a long time broke down the border fence and invaded Germany, and the Soviet troops entering from Austria had advanced to an area less than 30 kilometers from the center of Munich. Shells fell on Marienplatz every day, and government departments had to move into underground bunkers to continue their work, while tens of thousands of Germans worked day and night to build and strengthen fortifications, vowing to turn Munich into the Leningrad of Germany.

In view of the heavy lessons of the dark dictatorship of the Third Reich, Germany under the democratic system abolished the oath of allegiance for recruits, and in order to increase the loyalty of soldiers and soldiers, and to give recruits the determination to move forward in a situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak. Lynn would be attending all the inauguration ceremonies of the new troops non-stop, so the time of stay in each place was short, but he couldn't help but stop when he saw a young private in the front row who looked a little like himself in the mirror.

"What's your name?"

The private, who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, replied nervously: "Youdon...... Hans. Judton, sir! ”

"Can you show me?"

Unprepared, Lynn asked for an American-made M1 carbine from the private, which was checked with standard inspection maneuvers. Judging by the various parts of the firearm, this is a second-hand gun that has been in use for some time. Fortunately, the maintenance is good, and it is still a reliable helper on the battlefield.

The private watched in amazement as Lynn fiddled with his carbine, more in amazement than in amazement – the young president was a people's hero in the fight against the Soviet occupation. He has led the Baath Party to fight to the death against the Soviet army many times, but this is not a common German-style weapon after all, and he can be skillfully fiddled with it, if he is not prepared in advance, it can only be said that this is a quite remarkable leader. …,

After resetting the magazine and bolt, Lynn solemnly handed the gun back to the private: "Although I personally prefer the Mauser submachine pistol, two of which have a close combat advantage, the carbine that can fire in bursts is more powerful in the combat operations of the regular army. Get familiar with it, take care of it, and it will pay off on the battlefield. ”

The private hurriedly stood up and said, "Yes!" Mr! ”

Lynn nodded, and looked at the soldiers on the left and right. His impromptu act has left a very good impression on the simple soldiers, and can even refresh their spirits, but the combat effectiveness of an army is mainly based on various comprehensive factors. At present, the weapons provided by the United States are enough to equip 20 early standard US infantry divisions, and if 20 infantry divisions are formed in a step-by-step manner, even if a considerable number of veterans are replenished, these infantry divisions will definitely be embarrassed to engage the Soviet army head-on. This time, the German Joint Staff did not take into account the organizational references provided by the American liaison officers, who were like shrewd cooks, making full use of the ingredients at hand to cook unique delicacies - 4 elite main assault divisions, 12 defensive line garrison divisions and 6 rapid mobile brigades. The reason why these fast units did not continue the titles of "motorized," "motorized," or "armoured" was, on the one hand, that they adopted American-made equipment in an all-round way, and on the other hand, most of the vehicles were converted into weapons and vehicles, carrying rocket artillery, recoilless guns, mortars, and other weapons, taking advantage of the geographical advantages of local operations to carry out flexible and changeable mobile operations, especially taking advantage of the gaps between the various units of the Soviet army to boldly intersperse.

The very different characteristics of equipment and tactical habits made the difference between American and German weapons, and it took time to adapt and skillfully use them, and it also took time for recruits to grow into qualified soldiers, but the battlefield situation no longer allowed German recruits to be trained in the rear. The situation of the German armed forces at the front can already be described as "bad" due to the large losses of the previous stage. In Lüneburg, southeast of Hamburg, the defensive position of the German 3rd Army was broken through by the Soviet army, and the remnants withdrew to Hamburg, only a day later, the Soviet army captured Nordstedt north of Hamburg, cutting off the land connection between Hamburg and Kiel, the German Navy had to abandon the number one naval base, Hamburg was then attacked by the superior forces of the Soviet army, and the development of street fighting was very unfavorable to the German army. The situation in Bremen, the last port in northern Germany, has also become precarious, and if all ports are lost, Germany's efficiency in receiving Western aid will be greatly reduced; In Nuremberg in the south, the remnants of the German 2nd Army and the 4th Army retreating from Lukenwald could not withstand the onslaught of the Soviet hoplites, not only losing this strategically important city, but also losing a large number of troops and technical weapons in the battle. Only in central Germany, the elite Reich units, which were engaged in mobile operations with Hanover as the center, succeeded in containing the Soviet offensive and making it impossible to launch an offensive against Hanover, but this was also achieved when the center of the Soviet battlefield was scattered on both flanks. For the German team, which is at a clear disadvantage in overall strength, more than 300,000 well-equipped recruits are a key force at the strategic level and the greatest hope for turning the current tide of the war.

Before they assembled and went to the battlefield, most of the German recruits had only two to four weeks of basic training with the help of American instructors, and their tactical literacy was very weak. Due to the increasing frequency of Soviet air raids, it took a week for some of the newly formed German units to move from their training camps in western Germany to the front, and they were undoubtedly fortunate compared to their comrades who quickly went to the battlefield. Soldiers marched at night and trained during the day in the woods or under camouflaged nets, and each additional hour of training increased their chances of survival on the battlefield. …,

Defence was often the ideal way to train new recruits, and many of the newly formed German units arrived at the front line as "fire brigades" in the hands of their commanders, plugging holes in the porous lines. In Bremen, five American-equipped defensive divisions filled the eastern and southern suburbs, plus the troops retreating from Hamburg and the Imperial 6th Expeditionary Corps, which was hastily formed by the Nordic garrison, nearly 300,000 German troops were engaged in the defense of Bremen. Although the number of troops seems to be very impressive, many of the troops of the German army participating in the previous stage of the battle are already sleepy and tired, full of wounded soldiers, and urgently need to rest and replenish, and the combat state is not ideal, and the greatest significance of the German army's move is to attract the main force of the Soviet army on the northern flank, 2 tank corps, 1 mechanized corps, 5 infantry corps plus artillery units directly under the front army, 400,000 heavy troops rushed to Bremen. At the beginning of the mighty Battle of Bremen, the German army had assembled two main assault divisions and three rapid mobile brigades north of Hanover, plus the 1st and 2nd Expeditionary Corps of the Reich, which had been hastily rested, to outflank the Soviet troops in the Bremen area with 160,000 elite troops. Two fast mobile brigades cooperated with the Panzer Forces of the Imperial Guard, and they marched wildly overnight, reaching the southern suburbs of Hamburg with a surprise force.

They also attacked Soviet military stations, supply points and transport vehicles along the way, so that the logistics supply of the main force of the Soviet army's northern flank corps was unstable. After dawn, the German air defense units, which had begun to be equipped with American-style surface-to-air missiles, used covert anti-aircraft fire to block the Soviet aviation units, causing a positive change in the battlefield situation in northern Germany. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )