Chapter 626: Occupy the Balkans

Biquge EbookFREE.me, update my latest chapter of the third empire as soon as possible!
The situation of the Allied forces on Crete is actually very bad. The officers who originally insisted on stubbornly believed that the German airborne troops could not use the airport to transport more soldiers to Crete. So the three airports on the island were not destroyed in advance, but after a day of intense fighting, the Allied forces discovered that the Germans controlled two of the three airports, and the dense German aircraft were using these two airports to land to Kerry On the island.
Another tragic thing is that the weapons of the Allied Guards on the island are really a headache
The Greek army soldiers are equipped with a variety of rifles, including the 6.5 mm Manlisha Schönauer m1903 rifle and the Austrian 8 mm caliber Lee Enfield m1895 rifle. About 1,000 Greek soldiers are in The age-old m1874 rifle is used, and most of these guns are products of the First World War era.
The Greek defenders put their best weapons into the previous home defense, they blew their advanced equipment in Athens, but the loss in the homeland made them guard the Cretan weapons more pitifully, now they only have 12 discarded Saint-Etienne m1907 light machine guns and 40 other light machine guns of various models.
The most desperate thing for Greek soldiers is that many people are equipped with less than 30 rounds of bullets. The messy weapon caliber prevents them from receiving supplies from the British because the caliber of the British army (in fact there is only one New Zealand infantry battalion) follows They are different, which seriously affects the role that Greek soldiers can play in the battle.
What makes the New Zealand commander speechless is that these Greeks concentrated their own small arms in the arsenal, which was located in the eastern part of Crete, because they estimated that the Germans would not attack here. The ammunition depot now belongs to the German paratroopers.
However, these Cretan Greek defenders who lacked ammunition showed admirable courage. They used everything they could find to fight back against the Germans and caused all kinds of trouble for the German paratroopers. The German soldiers described the Greek soldiers as saying "their fighting was courageous and unyielding."
At the same time, one of the most elite New Zealand battalions fighting on the island was also very brave. They now lost about 110 soldiers and still did not surrender to the Germans on the opposite side. They guarded the ports on Crete and prevented the Germans from using the ports. Transport more soldiers ashore.
107 Highlands is a strategic place to guard the only airport left by the Allied forces. The Greek troops were ordered to defend this position by swearing to death. The German paratroopers also received orders to use the fastest time to capture this defensive core location.
With a shot of "Boo!", The German attack was repelled again, and the positions of the Greek defenders were covered with craters and unextinguished flames. The Germans have dropped 71 corpses in front of this position. If the number of nearby corpses is counted, the Germans have lost 130 soldiers nearby. However, the position was still in the hands of Greek soldiers and had never changed.
A Greek soldier looked at his rifle, his face full of muddy expressionless. He ran out his last bullet in the battle just now, and now the only weapon he can use to fight is the bayonet inserted under the muzzle of the rifle. Around him, everyone is in the same situation, some people have a few bullets left, and some people have a grenade left.
The machine gunner was killed a few hours ago. His machine gun was the first to burn off bullets, and then the old machine gun was useless. As the battle progressed, the Germans used a variety of weapons to launch attacks, even including flamethrowers and 75mm recoilless guns.
However, although the number of Greek soldiers killed was three times that of the Germans, but they still did not give up their positions, they were ordered to stand here, so they really clenched their teeth here and insisted. It is not only Germany that has loyal servicemen. In fact, any country may have such a group of people. They are stubborn to be cute and stubborn to tears.
"Everyone gets a bayonet! Fight with the German devils!" A Greek battalion commander who was standing here was bandaged on his head. He looked at his men calmly and said as he inserted the bayonet into his rifle. : "When they come up, we will let them see the true Greek warriors!"
Everyone was silent, they clenched their steel guns tightly, as if to instill their last will into their weapons. They knew that after this battle, their motherland might no longer exist, so they decided to stick here, even if the country of Greece was a second longer, it would be good.
The shattered Greek flag on the position was still gently fluttering against the mighty wind. Looking at this flag, everyone seemed to have poured in infinite power. These soldiers were waiting in the trenches for the Germans, and the opposite The German paratroopers did not allow these Greeks to wait too long.
With the rumbling sound, 4 German paratroopers assault vehicles appeared on the position in front of the Greek soldiers. It seems that the Germans did not realize that the last warrior of Greece burst out with their own glory. They did not fight the bayonet with the Greeks at all. The German soldiers who had been through battles were going to use their weapons to crush the recalcitrant opponent to death.
The German paratroopers had a lot of cloth pockets in front of them. These pockets were dropped on Crete along with the paratroopers. The paratroopers filled their pockets with sand and mud, and then fixed them to the front armor of the paratroopers. This is a way to increase the protection. The most important thing is that these weights can be obtained locally, without taking up the aircraft ’s precious carrying capacity.
The tracks of the paratrooper tanks rolled forward little by little, bringing up dirt and falling aside. There was a machine gun in front of these paratrooper tanks. It was very easy to deal with Greek soldiers. Several Greek soldiers jumped out of the trenches. As the German paratroopers continued to advance, they were quickly hit by bullets and fell into the mud they guarded.
"Boo!" A Greek soldier with only one bullet left in the barrel fired the trigger at the paratrooper tank. The bullet hit the sandbag and splashed a piece of black mud, but the paratrooper tank was still there. Go forward, so it is obvious that his bullet did not penetrate the front armor plate of the opponent.
A large group of German soldiers followed these paratroopers. They carried their mp-44 assault rifles and g43 semi-automatic rifles, and lowered their body to slowly follow the rut of the tank. They knew that the opposite was also a group of lifeless and ruthless people, so they approached their goals more carefully.
"Don't show up! Wait for their tanks to pass through!" The Greek battalion warned his soldiers loudly. But before he had finished speaking, the Germans were close enough, and even crossed their paratrooper tanks, throwing a row of grenades by the projectile method. Suddenly, an explosion exploded on the positions of the Greek defenders, which set off countless dust.
With the dust raised by the grenade, the German grenadiers rushed out of the wings of the tank. They used their superior firepower to shoot the Greek defenders in the trench crazy, preventing the other party from rushing out of the trench and themselves. Start a white blade battle.
The German bullets swept through the position like a dense storm. One after another, Greek soldiers were hit and fell in their trenches. Some others rushed out of the trenches and then fell a few steps away from the Germans. The Germans are not without casualties. After all, some Greek soldiers still have residual bullets, so there are Germans who fell in the pool of blood with the gunshots. Both sides did not mean to retreat. The final contest started here.
When the commander of the Greek defender rushed out of the trench with his rifle, there was a German soldier on the front of him. He rushed towards this enemy without any hesitation, and the enemy on the opposite side did not have the slightest end. Raised his own rifle. It was like a battle of the Eight-Power Allied Forces invading China, and the person who shot the gun finally won, while the person with the bayonet could only fall in grief.
The cruelest battle on Crete began on and ended in 107 highlands. The German army killed 143 soldiers here, while the soldiers of the Greek garrison battalion and company were annihilated here, leaving behind A total of 670 cold bodies were collected.
The German soldiers did not have the joy of victory because they had spent too much time and too much force here. When they reached the top of the high ground, they saw the fire on the other side of the airport and the retreating Greeks. The airport was ignited and only a little jet fuel left.
However, the German offensive did not stop. After a few hours, the airport was still in the pocket of the German army. The Germans erected a national flag here, proving that a fierce battle had erupted here. But soon good news came that a battalion soldier defeated New Zealand's troops and rushed across the line of defense to enter the port from the front. The surrounded British New Zealand troops finally surrendered and the Germans occupied the vital port.
After losing all the airports and important ports, the defenders turned sharply, a German infantry regiment landed at the port, and the German army's shortage of troops on Crete was quickly remedied. A few hours later, the defenders on Crete were divided and surrounded by German forces. Although the resistance was still going on, they had lost effective organization and mobilization.
On the day of September 1, Germany officially announced the permanent occupation of Crete. Akado solemnly informed the world in the statement: "Crete has become a sacred territory of the Third Reich, and Germany will have permanent power in the Balkan Peninsula. To establish a material transportation pipeline, Turkey and Italy on the Balkan Peninsula must provide the necessary facilities. "
Amid applause from the representatives of Italy and Turkey, the official battle of the Balkans came to an end, the Germans focused their attention on distant North Africa, and Rommel once again became the focus of the world.