Taking advantage of the British concerns about V1 and V2 missiles, Marshal Model successfully redirected the main air power of the United States and Britain. In this way, the air pressure faced by the German army was greatly reduced during the retreat. The Germans

Seizing this gap, he tried his best to escape from the encirclement.

According to reports from returning pilots, the Germans rode in horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts collected from the French countryside, or rode horses, oxen, and even donkeys procured from the French. There were also various means of transportation——

Cars, motorcycles and bicycles. The photos sent back by a reconnaissance plane even made Ron happy.

It was a bicycle driving on a country road, and there were all Hans on board. What was even more funny was that there were two Hans on roller skates hanging behind the bicycle.

"Oh my god, how did these guys learn Third Brother's unique skills? Is there Ah San in the German army in the encirclement? I remember that that weird unit doesn't seem to be in the encirclement?" Ron couldn't help but stretched out his hand to support him.

on his forehead.

There were indeed Indians in the German army. Before the war, Germany had considered wooing some radical elements in India, Britain's most important colony, and using them to harass and sabotage Britain. In 1940, under the instruction of the Nazis, many

Indian students were admitted to German universities, and a small number of Indians also participated

Brandenburg Special Forces of the German Wehrmacht. In 1941, India's famous national chauvinist and radical Chandra Bose escaped from British imprisonment to Moscow, and flew from there to Berlin to defect to Nazi Germany.

Under Hitler's instruction, preparations for the so-called "Free Government of India" began.

However, this empty "Free Government of India" did not have two soldiers. Later, with the continuous fighting between the Germans and the British, many Indians serving in the British army were also captured by the German army. Chandra Bose

A team was pulled out from among these people. In September 1942, this team was captured by the German Wehrmacht

Collected and designated as the 950th Indian Infantry Regiment, the whole regiment has 1,503 Hindu soldiers, 516 Sikh soldiers, 497 Muslim soldiers, and 77 people from other ethnic minorities and sects, a total of 2,593 people, plus about 600 volunteers.

and 300 German soldiers, a total of about 3,500 people.

The Germans tried to use national independence to inspire those Indians, but these Asan showed no interest in it - well, in short, they just couldn't muster the energy to fight and other things. All their energy seemed to be wasted

When it came to praying to various gods, Hitler, who originally had hope for the Aryan attributes of the Indians, couldn't help but give them the nickname: "Whirlpool Prayer".

Of course, you cannot let such a force go to the battlefield, otherwise you will have to waste precious combat troops to protect them. Of course, it would be great if you could push them to the enemy's side, but it is a pity.

No one has this ability. So this unit has been kept in the rear area, and it comes out to show off from time to time. It makes John Bull sick.

This rear area is France. Later, in order to defend against possible Allied landings, when Marshal Rommel began to build the "Atlantic Barrier" and Army Group B, Hitler conveniently threw these Asan to Rommel. Rommel was accustomed to

I went to the army for a tour, and then, um, I continued to let them hang out in Lacanau, west of Bordeaux.

After the Allied forces landed, the kind-hearted Germans remembered that there was such a strange team. They were worried that these Ah San would interfere with the battle if they stayed in the war zone, so they specially allocated trains to transport them back to Germany. As a result, at the Bordeaux train station

When they got on the bus, they were attacked by the French resistance organization, which was inspired by the victory of the Allied forces. Then, well, forty of the Asans were killed and three hundred were captured. This is also the reason why this strange troop was so successful.

The only battle in the entire World War II.

The remaining frightened Asans were incorporated into the armed SS system by the Germans. The SS also sent a major general to lead this unit. As a result, the major general stayed in this unit.

After a period of time, I couldn't bear it anymore. I strongly asked to be transferred, "No matter where I go, where

I'm afraid it will be hell!". At that time, someone told him that the Kjellburg Fortress, surrounded by the Soviet army, lacked a commander, but it was going to be over soon. As a result, the major general happily left behind those things that had embarrassed him.

Ah San hurriedly fled into the Kerburg Fortress and died there.

As for those Asan, they finally surrendered to the American and French forces. When they surrendered, they basically maintained their complete combat effectiveness - because they had never fought before.

"Well, it seems that although Asan did not directly participate in the war, they still had an impact on the Germans." Ron thought this while handing the photo to Bodenton.

"Dad, I have something interesting for you to see."

"What?" Bodenton took the photo casually and glanced at it, "Holy crap! What are they doing?" he exclaimed.

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The next day, the US and British ground forces finally reunited successfully and closed the final gap. About 100,000 German troops fell into the encirclement. Before that, thanks to Model's efforts, nearly 100,000 troops managed to escape successfully.

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Now, the American and British troops have temporarily stopped to destroy the encircled German army. The German army has no ability to launch a counterattack. It can only escape across the Seine River and lick its wounds while preparing a new line of defense. At least for the time being, the battle line has stabilized.

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As usual, Hitler issued an order to the German troops who fell into the encirclement, "Never allow surrender, must fight to the last soldier." However, the effect of this order was far less good than on the Eastern Front.

The performance of the German army on the Eastern Front was much more brutal than that on the Western Front, and the bad things they did were absolutely countless. Speaking of which, when the German army first invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian farmers who were dissatisfied with the Soviet Union were eating pots of milk to welcome the king.

division. But the Germans used surprisingly high efficiency to make Ukraine full of guerrillas in just a few months. As for other areas, let alone them, anyway.

The Germans have already formed a deadly feud with Mao Zi. Therefore, once the German army is surrounded by the Soviets on the Eastern Front, no need for Hitler to say anything, every Hans knows that surrendering will not end well, and will definitely resist to the death.

In fact, this idea is not bad. The survival rate of German soldiers captured by the Soviets was indeed quite low, almost no higher than the survival rate of Soviet soldiers captured by the Germans.

But this is the Western Front, and to be honest, the Germans have always been more restrained here than in the east. In Hitler's mind, the Gauls and Saxon Angles in Western Europe were superior nations, so the German army had to deal with them.

It was much better than those Slavs who were regarded as inferior races by Hitler. Although they still had to do some bad things, they rarely did as much as they did in the Soviet Union.

To a certain extent. Moreover, the German army was relatively civilized when fighting with the American and British troops. There was no such thing as large-scale massacre of prisoners of war, at least until now. Therefore, the German soldiers felt that surrendering to the Allies would

It was estimated that there would be no serious consequences. Therefore, after a brief resistance, the German troops in the encirclement put down their weapons and walked into the prisoner camp.

This situation made Hitler extremely angry. He even said to Goebbels: "The biggest mistake we made on the Western Front was that we did not massacre those prisoners of war and did not carry out complete destruction so that those cowards would have the courage to surrender."

At this time, Marshal Model reported to Hitler that General Leclerc's Free French Army had begun to approach Paris, and the people of Paris mobilized in response. However, because the losses in the previous period were too great, he believed that Paris could no longer be held.

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This news made Hitler even more angry, and he immediately called Model back. In the reply, he issued this order to Marshal Model. He asked Model to use the most brutal means to suppress the Parisians and completely destroy Paris.

Destroyed! "There cannot be a single house left standing in Paris!"

However, this time Model did not faithfully carry out this task of stirring up hatred as he did on the Eastern Front. The German army did not carry out large-scale destruction in Paris. They neither blew up the Arc de Triomphe nor the Eiffel Tower, nor did they blow up the Eiffel Tower.

Rue Fontainebleau was razed to the ground. In fact, the German commander Dietrich von Choltitz surrendered to the Allies after only a slight resistance.

The smooth liberation of Paris was certainly a good thing, but it may have also encouraged the Poles to make completely wrong choices later.

What is now before the Allies is the choice of the next target. On this issue, there is a debate within the Allies.

The first view is that the most important goal now is to capture more ports to ensure supplies. Although the Allied forces have the "Mulberry" artificial port in Normandy, and although the efficiency of this artificial port exceeds everyone's expectations, this

The efficiency of the artificial port cannot be compared with the natural port that has been built for many years. Although the Cherbourg Port controlled by the Allies is a natural port, it is

It was severely damaged, which resulted in the port's throughput still being insufficient. After the victory in Falaise, the British easily took over half of Antwerp, but the land near the mouth of the Scheldt River was still controlled by the Germans. This

As a result, the port of Antwerp is still unusable. Therefore, this faction advocates concentrating military forces first and completely capturing these ports to ensure logistical supplies.

However, the Army was not satisfied with this plan. In the view of some Army generals, due to the results of the Battle of Falaise, there was a huge gap in manpower and equipment in the German defense line on the Western Front. Now it is time to take advantage of this opportunity to expand in depth.

If they advance forward and divert their forces to attack the port, I am afraid it will give the Germans an opportunity to mobilize forces to improve their defense line.

However, these arguments have little to do with the Army Aviation, so Ron doesn't pay much attention to them. The recent temporary easing of the war has also given the pilots under his command a rare opportunity to rest. It was too difficult some time ago.
Chapter completed!