Chapter 413: Valentine's Day

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Borol took control of the small town of Bit, and the 1st Battalion of the Airborne Corps subsequently established its own headquarters in Bit Town. Then Borol was instructed to take people to the side of the beach where the Germans landed, and destroy the British artillery positions there.
Although large-scale artillery positions were killed by German planes, there were still sporadic hidden British artillery positions still firing on the beach. These shellings severely slowed the speed of the German landing forces landing, so the paratroopers were instructed to clear the troubles that these landing forces could not solve for a while.
After having breakfast, Paratrooper Company Commander Borol set off with his soldiers. They walked through the woodland composed of bushes and some small trees, and appeared haunted behind the British coastline guards.
Even behind the line of defense, in order to prevent being attacked by German paratroopers who repeatedly built marvellous achievements in the Netherlands, the British coastline positions were all set into circular defensive positions. At this moment, the heat on the beach was in full swing. More deserted.
Because the German paratroopers from the imagination did not encounter the attack from behind, the British coastline defenders, which had originally lacked troops, eventually transferred the defensive forces by more than half. Now, most of the rest are recruits with no combat experience. Several sporadic machine gun positions.
The German paratroopers have already experienced this kind of ridiculous defense. A few machine gun positions were installed not far from the cannon. This pediatrics continued from the Netherlands to France and met in the United Kingdom, which made Borol feel annoyed. It is still the suppression of machine gun fire, it is still a separate outs and then a pinch. It is still a result of one-sided suspense.
When Borol led someone into the English trench, there were only a dozen steaming bodies left. The British arranged two field howitzers on the artillery position hidden under a dozen trees, about 5.5 inches of large-caliber howitzers, which looked very powerful.
The caliber of the British artillery in World War II was designed and manufactured in inches, so a bunch of very strange artillery calibers were made. For example, such 5.5-inch artillery, in fact, the caliber should be 140 mm, and the performance is more The German 150mm caliber cannon is more than one point away, but it has a certain advantage in range.
This is also related to the difference in the design requirements of the artillery of the two sides. Based on the tactics of the rapid advance of the armored forces in Germany, the range of the artillery is not so important. Akado and his generals prefer to be able to move forward with the tanks. The artillery, so more light-weight artillery. The British paid more attention to the range of the artillery, and did not have much requirements on the artillery weight and other data, so it was possible to produce artillery with a longer range.
Paratroopers who would not use these cannons could not leave the cannons to the British. After destroying the two cannons with explosives, Borol led his soldiers along the trenches and cement fortifications and continued to traverse across the British. The man opened fire and destroyed two British machine gun bunkers that had not yet been able to work from behind.
"Establish a machine gun here! Cover us to attack the highlands over there!" Borol pointed at a highland opponent in the distance where a British machine gun bunker was located. "Fighting non-stop! Disrupt their rhythm!"
With the unique sound of machine guns, the German paratroopers quickly rushed towards their third target. The British seemed to be disrupted. They did not expect the Germans to rush along the trench, so they intercepted the German paratroopers. The majority of the troops' attacks were sporadic shots of Lee Enfield's rifles, which simply did not constitute a threat.
Borol leaned against the walls of the trench, dragging the mp-44 assault rifle and firing one by one at the target in the distance. The body of the gun fluttered with the shot, and the British soldiers not far away were hit by bullets. Shake down.
"One! Two! Three!" Borol murmured, still pulling the trigger non-stop, and under his cover, the two soldiers approached their target, pulled out the grenade, and flung towards British trenches in the distance.
"Boom! Boom!" Two grenades exploded in a trench controlled by British soldiers, raising a cloud of dust and smoke. The gravel and shrapnel spread out, flying into the sky with British soldiers' arms and arms.
With two explosions, the German paratroopers stooped with rifles and rushed up. A German paratrooper who was not in the trench was hit by stray bullets, and just fell down after leaping. However, more German paratroopers rushed to the position, and the sound of gunfire was extremely dense.
By the time Boror and Baru and others were on the high ground, it was already occupied by German paratroopers. Two bold soldiers raised a German flag on the hill, and one person was hit in the palm. Two fingers flew.
The German landing troops under the mountain saw the German flag, a cheering voice, and soon the British defender position was penetrated, becoming the second British position to be penetrated. The dusty German paratroopers and the blood-stained landing troops triumphed, then fell back to back and gasped loudly in the trenches of the British.
As they gasped, 60 Crusader helicopters drove past their heads with weapons and special forces, and then carried out vertical landings on some areas. Although four planes were shot down, this repressive momentum caused the British defenders to mess up. A large number of defenders were killed by special forces that fell from the sky. More people fled in panic, giving up defense that can last for a long time. position.
The British defenders who had left the defensive position were not as good as the chicks who had lost their hens in front of the German elite. The slaughtering really started. Hundreds of British defenders were killed during the escape, and the loss rate of the British defenders skyrocketed .
Stationed in this area is the 1st Regiment of the 5th Division of the British 5th Army. Counting the direct coastline artillery unit, this regiment has more than 1,700 people, but now it has lost two-thirds of its defensive positions and lost more than half Has retreated. Of course, compared to the casualties they caused to the Germans, it can even be said that the British have long lost their victory.
The regiment killed 2,391 German soldiers at the cost of more than 850 deaths. If not relying on the terrain, these battle-hardened German soldiers were enough to defeat two or even three such recruits.
However, as the retreat occurred, the disaster of this regiment also arrived. Although the helicopter is easy to lose in the positional battle of intact air defense firepower, it is simply an artifact to chase down the defeated troops. Dozens of helicopters hovered overhead, and the British troops who fled the coastline remained the same. So the British infantry regiment of more than 1,700 people, casualties rose from 850 to a terrible more than 1,400.
It is a pity that this is not the only bad news for the British 5th Army today. At 11:30, the British 5th Army headquarters was hit by artillery shells due to the bombardment of French and Italian battleships. The commander and staff and more than Half of the senior commanders were killed. As a result, the 5th Army command system, which had already become a panacea, was even more chaotic after 11:30. Until 2 pm, it failed to gather troops to form a complete resistance and counterattack against the German landing troops.
With the landing of the German tanks and the landing of Colonel Duke, the commander of the front, the German troops played their due level. At 1:50 p.m. that day, the SS Akkado Youth Corps invaded Buckton and occupied the first small port on the beach, making loading and unloading easier. At 3 p.m., more than 60,000 German soldiers After boarding the British mainland, desperate news reached the British one after another. For example, in the evening of that day, the most elite German armored force, the second armored army began to unload in Buckton.
The German paratroopers who helped the landing forces take the beach did not sit back. Borol was ordered to rush back to the small town of Bit because the British 4th Army had penetrated the outer defense line and was close to Bit. Their purpose was to capture Bit. The town then recaptures the important Buckton.
As night fell, the German air force and naval advantages would no longer exist. All the Royal Navy received news that they rushed to the German landing site regardless of the loss. Their purpose was very simple. Relying on the night to raid the German landing fleet. The possibility of destroying the German transport ships reduced the subsequent replenishment capabilities of Germany.
Whether it ’s Churchill or Montgomery, whether it ’s Arcado or Lundstadt, everyone knows that the next night is about victory or defeat. Whether Germany can hold this long night without the cover of the navy and air force will be the key to whether Germany can defeat Britain and kick the British out before the United States fails to react.
Watching the sun gradually set down the hillside, Borol holding the assault rifle, the unspeakable calm on his face, he knew that this night would be full of blood and fighting, and he knew that this night was equally important for the British and the Germans. He could only fight desperately, surviving on this night, ushering in the light and victory of the next day. He prayed that he could complete the mission and bring honor back to his motherland.
On February 14, 1938, it was destined to be a Valentine. On the beach of Norwich, nearly 4,000 bodies of soldiers from both sides proved that this Valentine's Day is different, and it proves that even the most beautiful In the days, the most catastrophic things will happen. This is the war, this is the same life.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the former Dutch royal palace, and now the heads of state.
Akado holding the phone and comforting his wife Mercedes softly: "My dear, I have not been able to accompany you this Valentine's Day, I'm really sorry ... Um, I know you miss me ... I sent those soldiers to death, and all I could do was to accompany these souls for this beautiful holiday ... Thank you, Happy Valentine's Day ... I love you as much as I love this country ...
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