Chapter 281: Sedan

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But the 5th Light Armored Army, which strengthened from the C Group Army to the A Group Army, encountered their troubles. They rammed into Belgium, cut the plain area west of Eben-Emar with the cooperation of the Stuka dive bomber, and successfully completed the task of covering the flanks of the A group army.
Unfortunately, when they were eager to expand the results, they met two main armored divisions of the French First Cavalry Corps. This unit was the vanguard of a large number of British and French coalition soldiers entering the Belgium to face the Germans. The strength of the two sides was equal, so a tank battle that surpassed all armored battles in the Polish campaign kicked off.
The French and German tanks fought fiercely, and the battle burned for three days. From Ani, 25 miles west of Liege, it stretches to 15 miles from the city of Jeanbloux.
The 5th Light Armored Army of Germany has four armored divisions, which is one more armored division combat force than the armored divisions equipped with leopard tanks. However, the 18th and 19th armored divisions in this division are only equipped with p-3 tanks, which is much worse than the latest leopard tanks.
The fifth light armored division of another light armored division was only equipped with the oldest p-2 tank in Germany, but these tanks were modernized in 1937, the turret was removed, the chassis was modified, and an open combat cabin was added. And a 75mm anti-tank gun became a self-propelled anti-tank gun.
The army also has an armored grenadier division as a supplement, which is the 19th Motorized Infantry Division. They are equipped with a small number of third assault guns and a large number of armored vehicles and cars, and have a strong combat capability.
It can be said that as a light armored army, although this unit has close to 800 tanks and self-anti-tank guns, the assault combat capability seems to be inferior to the first armored army equipped with 500 tanks. Of course, relying on the quantity advantage, this armored army is by no means a soft persimmon.
Now, the opponent it faces, the armored forces of the French 1st Cavalry Regiment of the British and French Allied Forces, is also one of the best armored forces in the world. This unit has more than 400 tanks, most of which are advanced Soma s35 tanks and b1 heavy tanks. These tanks have a 47 mm anti-tank gun that is sufficient to threaten German tanks, and most of them are also equipped with radio equipment and have strong coordination capabilities.
The two strongmen meet and fight together. The French attacked the Germans by virtue of the quality advantage of the local tanks, which created a situation of fighting more and less. The German team lost 110 tanks and self-propelled anti-tank artillery, which made the German high level really hurt for a while.
However, the excellent quality of the German car fleet was most vividly displayed during the battle. In the process of destroying 110 tanks and armored vehicles, France unknowingly paid a heavy price for the entire 180 tanks.
This partial British-French coalition counterattack stabilized the Allied lines of defense in Belgium, dispelled the advantages of the German armored forces, and prevented further attacks by the German b-group and a-group right-wing forces in Belgium.
After such a tragic tank battle, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force and the French commander Gammel felt that the main German troops were in Belgium, so within a few hours, they had already penetrated into the main force of the British and French forces in Belgium. Even disregarding the threat from the rear, he went north.
In order to meet the turbulent German b group army in northern Belgium, there is also the A group flanking force west of Liege, almost all the 40 main divisions of the Allied Forces-the French field forces, plus the entire British expeditionary force, and the Belgian The troops guarded their planned line of defense together.
They laid out a long 65-mile line of defense from the Dutch radius near Antwerp, south through Brussels and then to Namur. A large number of troops were stationed in these areas. Over time, the total strength of the French and British here even There is danger beyond the Germans.
And this time, the Allied forces had a chance to breathe the victory of the city of Blu, helping the British and French allied forces to stabilize their positions in Belgium. They were able to consolidate their strength and build a strong line of defense. However, this victory for the German side can be said to be held back first, in the middle of Akado and his senior generals.
As predicted by Akado and the German senior commanders, with the appearance of German forces such as the German B Group Army and the 5th Light Armored Army under the A Group Army, the attention of French senior generals such as Gammelin from fragility The Sedan defense line was transferred to Belgium.
After hearing all the French and British armies fall into the trap, Akado almost wept with joy. The big pit he dug for the Allied forces in Belgium finally came in handy, and the German forces' operations near Sedan and Dinant were completely ignored by the French.
And when more than 300,000 traditional infantry of the A Group Army passed the Arden Forest, all resistance has been cleared by the armored forces ahead. They traversed mountains, crossed roadblocks and trenches that had not been defended long ago, and easily passed through the Ardennes. When they appeared in Sedan, and strengthened the German defenses, and laid a solid foundation for the advancement of the two elite armored forces of Guderian and Rommel, no one was aware of the real attempt of the German troops.
"In the south of Di, our army is gradually excluding positions constructed by French soldiers. But the battle is very difficult, and our troops have suffered terrible losses." Army Field Marshal Brauchic pointed to the map and introduced the current situation to the head of the Akado.
In the spacious and bright combat meeting room, German Chief of General Staff Bock stared at the map with frowns, and in his heart, he seemed to be less optimistic about this light war. In fact, it also proved the weakness of the German troops in the offensive process.
Although Kettle's Group B army achieved a very impressive offensive speed in the beginning, the crazy offensive speed was completely completed under the strange assault of the paratroopers. Later in the south of Holland, when his troops and the main force of France were stirred up, the entire front of the southern Netherlands gradually stabilized.
The 6th Light Armored Division stopped in front of the important city of Antwerp in northern Belgium and failed to advance 1 km for 2 consecutive days; the 7th Infantry Army fought in the 35 km north of Brussels, lost 3,000 people and only scored 7 Kilometers of land; and the situation of the 1st Infantry Army was not much better. They had to dig trenches in response to the increasingly strong British Expeditionary Forces ’counterattack.
On the other hand, just after the Battle of Jean Blu, the German armored forces suffered the worst losses since the formation. In just three days of fighting, Germany lost 63 tanks No. 3 and 47 modified weasel Type 2 self-propelled anti-tank gun. This loss worried the veteran general, Chief of Staff Bock, who was worried that Germany would fall into the quagmire of war and embark on the old road of the defeat of the previous war.
But Marshal Brouchich disagreed with all this, because the heavy punches Germany was actually preparing to hit were actually on the front line, so he still thought that Germany had a chance to win. And the advisor of the navy also told him that Germany ’s current maritime power is superior to that of 1912, which gave him more confidence.
Of course, confidence also comes from the country. With the efforts of Akado and August, Germany has mobilized a full of 1 million reserve personnel, and established the H Group Army under the command of Admiral Weikes and Krest. I group army to be commanded. This expansion has made the National Defense Force more powerful, with a total of more than 5 million combat troops.
The SS established the 6th Armored Division and the 7th Armored Division respectively, which were incorporated into the 9th Armored Corps of the H Group Army and the 11th Armored Corps of the I Group Army. These two units are also equipped with more than 1,000 newly produced armor-enhanced leopard tank type B.
As a result, Germany now has a total of eight group armies, namely group a commanded by General Lundstedt, group b commanded by General Kettle, group c commanded by General Loeb, and group d commanded by General Model, Group E commanded by General Liszt, Group F commanded by General Kluger, Group H commanded by General Weikes, and Group I commanded by General Krest.
Of course, if the division is purely based on scale, the a group army and the b group army can now be called by the group army group. The size and organization of the two group army are almost double or even triple the other group army. For example, the A Group Army now has the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 7th Armored Corps, which is four times the size of other group armies.
Therefore, after introducing the current situation, Brahich pointed at the German army logo in the Sedan region with a pointer, and confidently said to Akado: "In the next stage, the Army will cooperate with the Air Force to fully implement Operation Scythe, attack here and here, and this area at the same time. "
"Can we win in the west of Sedan and ensure that the troops can advance quickly? We need to know that there are not many armored troops in our hands. Once we are in a war of attrition, the situation will be unfavorable to us." Boke had to ask himself The most concerned issue.
"This problem is very easy to solve." Blauchich pointed to a large area west of Sedan. "The French forces do not have any main forces here. Our armored forces can reach the designated attack target as quickly as possible. Our infantry also added a lot of means of transportation, hoping that these troops can keep up with the speed of attack of the armored forces. "
In the end he looked at the silent head of Akado and stood up straight: "My head, although I firmly believe that we will win this war, I still want to assure you here. Can't win, I will choose the most decent way to give you an account. "