On February 11, 1941, Rommel arrived in North Africa on Hitler's orders and immediately conducted aerial reconnaissance of the frontline area, believing that "the best defense is to attack". On February 16, he officially took over command of the front. At the end of February, the Germans captured Enufilia. In March, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of the British army to relocate and weaken the enemy, he took bold action and formed a mixed column of German troops from Celti to Murzuch to attack 450 miles, and dealt an unexpected blow to the British army.

Nine days later, he commanded his troops to capture the forts, water sources, and airfields in the area of Al Aguela and captured Massablega, forcing the British into the area of Ajdabia. Rommel did not give the British a respite, and took advantage of the unstable foothold of the British army to capture Ajdabia on 2 April. Immediately, after a hard battle, he captured Mehri, leaving the entire Balsay plateau in the hands of the Axis forces. The British army was left with only one unit besieged at Tobruk. Rommel's attack inflicted heavy losses on the British, and General O'Connor, who had commanded the British to defeat the Italians, became a prisoner of the Germans.

Soon, Britain sent a massive military build-up to North Africa. In November 1941, the British Eighth Army, with 100,000 troops and more than 750 tanks, launched an offensive codenamed "Crusader" under the command of the famous General Auchinleck, and Rommel faced it with 3 German divisions and 320 tanks. Due to a significant disadvantage in strength, the Germans withdrew from Cyrenaica.

In January 1942, Rommel was replenished with 150 tanks. On the 20th, Rommel was awarded the Order of the Two Swords with Oak Leaves and was promoted to commander of the Afrika Korps.

Soon. He recaptured Cyrenaica and was promoted to general.

Rommel's legendary career officially began

In a series of offensives in Africa, Rommel has always adhered to one belief:

"Offense is the best defense"!

And this. He also learned it from one man: Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Brahm!

Not long after recapturing Cyrenaica and being promoted to general, in February 1942, Erwin Brown. Rommel received an order from the German High Command:

Return to Berlin now and welcome the Baron home!

When this telegram was received, Rommel's hands trembled:

Welcome home to the Baron!

Everything that happened in Demyansk has long been famous all over the world, and this is the most amazing battle!

Hundreds of thousands of German troops were surrounded. There is almost no possibility of breaking through, and the magical skeleton baron appeared when the Germans needed help the most!

Then. It is bound to be the great breakthrough of Dmiyansk, which will be forever named in the annals of history!

200,000 German troops, under the command of Baron Skeleton, managed to break out of the Soviet encirclement and build a defensive line on the spot seventy kilometers west of Dmiyansk. Blocked the counterattack of the Soviet army!

Where the baron appeared. There is a guarantee of victory, and this statement is once again confirmed

Rommel also knew what had happened in Demyansk, and he hid the telegram as if it were hiding the most precious thing there, and then he asked his adjutant to bring him the general's uniform that had just been made.

He carefully put on his military uniform and looked carefully in front of the mirror, and he had to make himself meticulously dressed to meet General Ernst.

He asked his lieutenant again and again. How he was dressed, the adjutant replied to him with a smile every time:

"General. You are dressed very decently. ”

Rommel was relieved, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped: "What rank is General Ernst now?" ”

"Ah, it's not clear that General Ernst is said to have not received any military rank"

"I think about the general, after the battle of Montfcon, with the rank of major general of the Wehrmacht, is he really not yet receiving any rank? Hell, why do I need to change into a general's uniform? General Ernst may be upset, but can you help me find a normal soldier's uniform? ”

"Very good, General, but I have a better suggestion if you can change into the uniform of the Skeleton Commando, I think General Ernst will be even happier."

"Ah, that's a good note! Immediately customize me a major uniform for the Skeleton Commando, the most relatable, rank I had ever received at the end of the war in 1918. I need to be able to wear him when I arrive in Berlin! ”

"Okay, general, I'll do it right away."

General Ernst returned. Welcome home, Baron

"Heinz, I have customized two sets of military uniforms for the Skeleton Commando, one for you and one for me, do you need them?"

On the plane, Manstein asked.

"Aha, Fritz, well done!" Guderian smiled: "We can't go to meet the baron in the general's clothes. That's rude. God, I still can't believe that the general has really returned. ”

Manstein smiled and said, "Yes, the general is home." The breakthrough of Dmiyansk was simply incredible, and the general was the last to leave the battlefield. Of course, it's not in Montfocon now, the general is back, is he? ”

"Yes, my dear Fritz." Guderian nodded: "Adolf has done a good job this time, he is going to hold the biggest welcome banquet in Berlin to welcome the baron home." I like the idea. ”

Manstein lit a cigar: "Steck, Boncree, and Sean have all rushed back to Berlin from all over the country, and the old Nikolai, who insists that he must welcome the Baron back." Ah, when I think of old Nikolai, I think of all the things we did in Berlin, poor hyenas."

"Hey, Fritz, I've heard Manfred tell me about this, but it's a secret." Guderian put his finger to his mouth and "shhh

That's a big secret for Germany. In that year, the head of the empire, Adolf. Hitler, along with Richthofen, Manstein, and Rommel, the future generals of the Reich, led by the Baron, assassinated a man in Berlin without realizing it.

Aha, even if you say it now, there's nothing wrong with it, but it's better to keep such things in your heart.

It's already close to Berlin

Berlin.

"Hell, where's my 1918 uniform?" Richthofen rummaged through the cabinets in exasperation.

"Manfred, what are you doing?" His wife asked, smiling.

"I've got to find my uniform from 1918, should I wear this damn marshal's uniform to meet Ernst?" Richthofen was about to stomp his feet: "Look, Erwin they will never wear a general's uniform, they want to see me laugh, understand?" Look at my jokes! Aha, they'll all be wearing skeleton commando uniforms. And me? Did I wear an Air Marshal uniform and be laughed at by them like a clown? No, never! ”

"Dear Manfred, why don't you make a custom one for Lu?"

"Hell, why didn't I think of that?" Richthofen reacted at this time, and he grabbed the phone:

"Hey, Luks, customize a set of clothes for me yes, you heard something right? A lot of people have customized? Don't have time to rush? Hell, I'm an Air Marshal, don't I even have this privilege? Listen, Lukes, I don't care if you don't use it, I want to see my clothes before the baron returns to Berlin! Damn it, or you'll be hanged by my own hands! ”

Richthofen hung up the phone angrily, still muttering something in his mouth, looking very dissatisfied

Office of the Führer.

"Führer, your clothes have been delivered." Bowman, the chief of staff, said carefully.

Adolph. Hitler immediately stood up and put on that military uniform with the help of Bauman.

It was the sergeant's uniform of the Skull Commando, and it was also Adolf. The highest rank Hitler received before leaving the army.

"Bowman, how do you see me in this suit?" Adolph. Hitler kept looking in front of the mirror.

"Very well, but you are the head of the empire, why do you need to wear a sergeant's uniform?"

"Bowman, Bowman, you don't understand." Hitler smiled and said to his chief of staff: "My time in the skeleton commando was my happiest. Ah, you'd never think we'd all done something. We went to Reims together, where we slapped the French hard. We have been to Russia together, and Russia has been turned upside down by us. Do you know the Way, Bowman? When the Russians broke through, the Russians with at least thirty divisions in front of us blocked our way"

Became thirty divisions? Bowman muttered inwardly. He remembered that the last time the Führer told this story, it was twenty-five divisions, and now the number was becoming more and more exaggerated.

"The skeleton commandos all rushed out, but I was trapped." Hitler was so excited: "The baron came back without hesitation, he saved me, you know, saved me!" He drove a truck, kidnapped a Russian general, and we just ran out. By the way, there was also my Chinese friend Baron Guo who was strafing with a submachine gun, and I threw grenades hard in the carriage. Boom, boom, the Russians were blown up by me and ran around, and we just rushed out"

"You are valiant, Führer."

"No, it's not my bravery, it's the baron's bravery that saved me!" Hitler immediately corrected his words: "If there were no barons, now that I am dead, there would be no more Führers in the Reich." ”

After saying that, he looked at himself in the mirror, as if he saw the baron standing beside him.

Then he seemed to whisper to the baron:

"Welcome home, Baron!" (To be continued.) )