Speaking of the German First Panzer Division, many people may not know, but when it comes to the famous Waffen-SS First Panzer Division, many people know, in fact, the German First Panzer Division is the Waffen-SS First Panzer Division, and the division commander is Hitler's most trusted Dietrich.

The 1st SS "Adolf Hitler's Guard" Panzer Division (LSSAH) was one of the strongest German fascist units, it was one of the ace units of Nazi Germany, and one of the first Waffen-SS units to be formed, its predecessor was the Berlin SS Headquarters Guard led by Joseph Zepp Dietrich. Originally dedicated to the protection of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's "Royal Guards", participating in the parade ground and guarding Hitler, it was a unit that evolved from Hitler's personal guard, composed entirely of standard Germanic people, and expanded from regiments to brigades to divisions. It was one of the most combat-ready divisions of the Waffen-SS.

The Waffen-SS was well-equipped and morale was high, the German Wehrmacht did not have a large number of equipped No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, and the First Panzer Division was already heavily equipped, and in the battles of Poland and France, the First Panzer Division fought bravely, and the speed of advance was the fastest among all German troops, and it was awarded several times by Hitler, but the military discipline was not very good, and it was common to torture and kill prisoners of war and force women to women, so it was deeply hated by the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers.

Dietrich immediately led his troops to Arras after receiving Guderian's order, he stood on the roof of his 251 armored command vehicle, carefully observed the position of the defenders with a telescope, and then asked the adjutant beside him: "Which enemy unit is defending Arras?" ”

"According to intelligence, Arras was defended by the French National Guard Brigade of Calais and the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the British Seventh Infantry Division, with a total strength of about 6,000 men. ”

After listening to the adjutant's report, Dietrich said confidently: "A reserve brigade and an infantry regiment blocked my 1st Panzer Division and sent a telegram to General Guderian saying that I was going to spend the night in Arras. ”

"Yes. The subordinate went to send a telegram. ”

"The order was given to prepare for an artillery bombardment, and the three regiments launched a tentative attack after the shelling. ”

Although Dietrich did not take the enemy seriously, he still had the caution that a World War I veteran should have, and the divisional artillery accompanying the 1st Panzer Division began to unload the artillery, and the 3rd Infantry Regiment also moved forward to prepare for the attack after the shelling.

Just when Dietrich was full of confidence and ready to attack, Ouyang Yu was not idle. She spoke out the coordinates of her concealed and fortified command post, all of which were the artillery of the German 1st Panzer Division.

This copy of the German army occupies absolute air superiority, so Ouyang Yu can not arrange his own air force, so in order to gain an intelligence advantage on the battlefield, she sent a large number of snipers scattered around the Arras region to act as her own eyes, snipers with good camouflage are hiding everywhere, snipers will not take the initiative to attack the Germans, so the Germans do not know that there are countless pairs of eyes ambushed around them, through the sniper Ouyang Yu to "see" the situation of the first armored division clearly.

"Woo......!"

A screeching sound like a train whistle resounded in the sky. The well-trained and experienced Waffen-SS artillerymen immediately heard the sound of shells flying in the air.

"Concealment, enemy shelling!"

As soon as a German sergeant's words fell, a shell fell into the unfolding German artillery group.

"Assassin Seventy-Four called Archer, hit the target accurately, repeatedly, hit the target accurately. ”

A sniper wearing a gilly suit with camouflage painted on his face hides in a large tree and holds a high-powered binocular. The results of the shelling were reported on the individual radio.

"Archer received, please feel free to report the effects of the shelling. Complete. ”

Thirteen kilometers away, the artillery regiment of the Guards Brigade was a busy scene, 24 Schneider M1929 155 mm howitzers and 48 Schneider M1927 85 mm field guns were constantly firing, and the artillerymen were sweating and stuffing yellow shells into the barrels. Then it was fired towards the location of the German artillery.

The French artillery in World War II was still very good, although the power and accuracy and the weight of the projectile were similar to those of the German army's active artillery, but the range and rate of fire were much stronger than the German artillery, such as the Schneider M1927 85-mm field gun, with a range of up to 15 kilometers. The rate of fire was 12 to 16 rounds per minute, equivalent to the rate of fire of bolt-action rifles, so the shells that fell into the German artillery group were almost like rain, and they dealt a devastating blow to the artillery units of the 1st Panzer Division.

When Dietrich heard that the artillery was under attack, he immediately judged that his surroundings were pierced by the enemy, so he ordered the artillery to move immediately, and on the other hand, he ordered the troops to search around to find out the enemy's eyes and eliminate them, and at the same time contacted the air force to request the dispatch of reconnaissance planes and bombers to find Ouyang Yu's artillery unit and eliminate it.

The snipers lurking around the German army, seeing that the German soldiers began to search the surrounding area, knew that their existence had been known by the German army, so they began to retreat according to Ouyang Yu's order in advance, so as not to suffer unnecessary losses, but the snipers did not retreat backwards without doing anything, but buried some tricks on the route of the German army's search before retreating, which not only reduced the search speed of the German army, but also effectively diverted the attention of the German army, so that the German army did not dare to concentrate on attacking Arras.

Despite the absence of artillery bombardment, Dietrich ordered the 3rd Regiment to launch a tentative attack, so more than 1,000 Waffen-SS soldiers, under the cover of 39 tanks No. 3 and No. 4 and 60 Panzer 251 vehicles, launched an attack on the positions of the National Guard Brigade.

"Hmph, dare to attack my position with all this garbage? Order the troops to be put in and fight again!"

Ouyang Yu gave the latest order in the concealed command post, and at this time, her artillery regiment had completed the artillery mission and was moving its position, so she did not give the order for the shelling.

Ouyang Yu knew that this quest would be a battle with the Germans, so her troops were equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons, a 25-mm model 1934L/72 anti-tank gun and a SA37 47-mm anti-tank gun.

The 25-mm 1934L/72 anti-tank gun does not look at the small caliber, but it is still very effective against the German No. 4 tank in 1940, with an effective firing range of 1,000 meters, a rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute, and can penetrate 40 mm steel armor at a distance of 30 degrees at a distance of 400 meters, while the more powerful SA37 47 mm anti-tank gun can penetrate any type of German tank at any distance. (To be continued.) )