81_81266"Bah!" Raising his Lee Enfield rifle, a British soldier hit a German soldier not far away who was firing a G43. He crouched down, pulled the bolt in the trench, withdrew a cartridge case, and pushed the bolt back on. As one of the few veterans of the coastal garrison, he was envious of the rifles that the Germans had in their hands that could fire non-stop, but he only had his Lee Enfield rifle.

Picking up his rifle, he leaned against the wall of the trench and took two deep breaths, adjusted his breathing, stood up again, aimed at a German soldier on the move, and struck the trigger again.

"Bah!" the gunfire rang out again, and the soldier carrying the MP-44 assault rifle fell in response. The peculiar German machine gun, the terrifying sound he had heard in Dunkirk, rang out, and the bullet struck the concrete fortifications not far away, sending up a cloud of white smoke.

He saw with his own eyes three British soldiers who had been hit by bullets and fell to the ground in pain, and the Germans had a clear advantage in firepower, an experience he had gained after the only engagement with the Germans in Belgium.

He pulled the bolt to load the bullet again, then adjusted his breathing, stood up again, and aimed at a German soldier who rushed up, but this time he couldn't pull his trigger because a distant bullet pierced his cheek, entered through his cheekbones, and flew away from his body with half of his face and ears.

Headbutted against the wall on the other side of the trench, the British veteran was not immediately out of breath. He looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, and remembered the distant Dunkirk, his company commander who had been shot through the chest by an opposing sniper. I want to shout but I can only blow blood and bubbles, and I want to find someone to help but can't sit up. The people around him watched him struggle, their eyes full of panic.

A German sniper not far away put away his special rifle with a scope, followed a dozen grenadiers out of the trench and began to move forward, they were only a few dozen meters away from the British defenders' trenches, and after a short charge they jumped into the trench where the British troops were stationed.

The British soldiers inside tried to pick up arms and return fire, but were beaten into a sieve by experienced German grenadiers with MP-44 assault rifles and G43 automatic rifles. Not far away, a British machine-gun bunker was burned into an oven by German flamethrowers, and the British soldiers inside let out a scream like a pig, but then there was no sound.

This was already the last line of defense on the British coastline, and it was clear that the German landing force had broken through the British defenders' lines, and only a few scattered strongholds remained, and there were still British troops resisting stubbornly.

The air force of the German Navy, which had allowed the landing force to see through the autumn water, also joined the battle circle, and Stuka roared down and blew several pillboxes that were not covered with the German flag to pieces. The British resistance became weak, and the German soldiers began to sweep away the remaining points of fire one by one.

The Air Force's Stuka 2 attack planes flew over the coastline, they were ordered to destroy the British artillery positions in the rear, and with the accuracy of the bombing and the increasing number of German aircraft, British long-range firepower began to crumble, and after heavy losses, Germany finally gained a foothold on the coastline.

In fact, it is not to blame the Luftwaffe and the German naval aviation for being late, because the British Royal Air Force showed unprecedented courage and paid the price of almost total annihilation in order to cover its beach defense units in the early morning of that day.

The 170 P-36 fighters from the nearby airfield poured out of the nest and engaged in a fierce air battle with the 40 FW-190D fighters of the German naval aviation regardless of losses.

So it wasn't until the second wave of FW-190D fighters flew over the battlefield that the RAF was completely expelled from the landing airspace - in fact, it was not appropriate to say that it was driven out, because almost all 170 British fighters were shot down, and the British Air Force in the vicinity struggled with all its personnel and equipment to give up its own sky.

The British anti-aircraft artillery positions also fought back uncharacteristically, and did not preserve their strength as before, which also caused unprecedented problems for the Luftwaffe. 17 Stuka and 3 Stuka 2 aircraft were shot down, 5 FW-190D fighters were shot down, and the nearby anti-aircraft gun positions were also in a state of smoke, with losses of seven or eight out of ten.

On the beachhead, a tank No. 3 finally drove up the coast of England. The tank, covering the infantry, rushed up a small road, where it wrecked an anti-aircraft gun and overturned a British machine-gun pillbox not far away.

The German grenadiers, covered by tanks, regained their senses, attacked more smoothly and quickly, and by 10 o'clock they had firmly controlled the beachhead and began to organize their troops to attack in depth. About 20,000 elite German soldiers landed on the British coastline and began to advance towards their intended goal, Norwich.

The 2nd tank, the 3rd tank, and the troops of the 5th German Light Panzer Division were slowly transported to land, and these crews that accompanied the 7th Army's sweep through Belgium and northern France were not famous because of Rommel's great name, but the German commanders knew that this was almost the earliest armored division established in Germany, and it could definitely be called a hundred fighting force.

Far away in Norwich, under the command of the 4th Corps of the British Army, General Powell, commander-in-chief of the British 2nd Army near Norwich, was talking to General Montgomery on the phone, his troops had been beaten by German paratroopers last night, and he was still unable to hear from the 5th Army of the beachhead garrison.

"Yes, General Montgomery, my troops are now unable to support the beachhead, and if we launch a counterattack on Baccton now, I fear that my troops will meet the German landing force heading south halfway......" This General Powell was good at defense and was known for his steadiness, and he felt that he should not rush into a counterattack without knowing the size of the German landing force and the specific location of the landing.

In fact, although Bacton was not far from the landing site, the defenders there had not reported that they had been attacked, except for the sound of artillery and the sighting of a large number of German planes, which made the cautious Powell confused the specific direction of the German attack, and he speculated that the Germans should attack at Grand Yarmouth, which was closer to the Netherlands and Belgium.

"I should have my 4th Division go east to reinforce Great Yarmouth, and the 14th Division to the north to reinforce Baccton. He told Montgomery: "The only armored unit in the vicinity, the independent 9th Panzer Division, is now attacking the beachhead and taking the Germans out to sea." ”

Montgomery, of course, did not know that there were large numbers of German paratroopers operating in the north and east of Norwich, and he did not know whether Powell's forces would be able to take the German landing force out to sea. Still, he had his deputy Powell give the order to fight back. He knew that if the Germans were not immediately deprived of the landing ground, then the German troops that would come ashore would definitely not be able to deal with the British recruits.

The airfield near Norwich had been destroyed by German bombers, and the few remaining ones had been furnished by the lack of fighter jets. The British Air Force received orders to rush to Norwich from all directions, hoping to regain important battlefield air supremacy, only to be defeated by more German fighters.

By 11 a.m., the British Air Force had lost a full 290 fighters in Norwich, nearly half the number of British Air Force in the entire southern part of the United Kingdom. However, the Luftwaffe still firmly controlled air supremacy, desperately defending their position as the air supremacy in Europe.

At 11:05, the third large-scale Luftwaffe air raid landed on Norwich, and under clear skies were a full 170 Butcher strategic bombers, as well as 120 Do-217s and 70 Stukka. The planes bombed roads and railways from Norwich to Bacton and to Great Yarmouth and Lostoft. Bombed the British 4th Army, which was crowded on the road, to a great extent.

In fact, the British 4th Army was not far from the German landing area, and it could even be said that it was close at hand, but because of the fierce sniping of German paratroopers and the collapse of roads and bridges, this short distance could not be reached for 2 hours, and even most of the troops were still near the starting point. And by this time the German landing force had completely gained a foothold on the beach.

Powell had no choice but to ask for reinforcements from nearby troops, but Churchill still did not dare to abandon the defensive line near Dover and Brighton, fearing that the Germans would attack the west, so the second batch of landings was chosen in Dover. It was also an elaborate deception by Accardo, who sent a telegram to Mussolini in Rome after the start of the German landing, claiming that Germany would launch a second landing in the Dover area, approaching London, England.

This is the profound deception of the false and the real is the false, it depends on whether you believe Churchill or not. Churchill, who had already been defeated by the Germans, finally came up with a compromise plan with Montgomery, which was to use Montgomery's only Panzer Army to go north and cooperate with the 4th Army to defend Norwich and drive the Germans into the sea.

Montgomery's reason for agreeing to this plan was very simple: it was not a question of how many troops should be mobilized to contain the Germans, but how many troops would be able to reach the combat area in time under the attack of the superior German air force. It was not of much use if there were more people, but sent many targets to the Luftwaffe. So he agreed to Churchill's dispersion of his forces, and led his armored corps north without hesitation.

At the same time, the 5th Panzer Division of the German 5th Panzer Army had all landed on British beaches, and more than 30,000 German soldiers had landed safely. SS Achador Youth soldiers began to storm Bacton on their right, while the 1st Marine Division was near the main road to Norwich, sniping at the 4th Division of the British 4th Army, which was desperately attacking the Germans