Chapter 355 France does not cry fifteen
Although Guderian noticed the importance of the Monte Diu Heights on the morning of the 14th, the troops he sent were still one step behind the French and did not arrive near the town of Stoney until the early morning of April 15th. At this time, a reconnaissance group of the French 3rd Motorized Infantry Division (composed of a small number of infantry in two Panhard 178 armored vehicles) and the 1st Battalion of the 67th Infantry Regiment (two 25mm anti-tank guns and one 47mm anti-tank gun were strengthened) had already arranged defenses in the town of Stoney.
At around 5 a.m. on the 15th, the 13th Light Infantry Artillery Company, the 15th Heavy Infantry Artillery Company and the 640th Assault Artillery Company of the "Great German" flag team began to bombard Stoney. At the same time, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the "Great German" flag team also arrived at their respective attack starting lines.
The target of the 2nd Battalion was that there were only a small number of French infantry garrisons on the commanding heights of the "Sugar Bread" on the east side of the town; the target of the 3rd Battalion was Stoney Town. The 8th Armored Regiment of the 10th Armored Division also sent 2 No. 3 assault guns, 4 two No. 4 tanks and 6 38t tanks to form a small tank column to guide the infantry of the "Great German" flag team to break into the east of Stoney Town. In front of the road were 2 No. 4 tanks, followed by 3 38t tanks, 2 No. 4 tanks, 3 38t tanks and 2 No. 3 assault guns. The 2nd Platoon of the 11th Company led by Gustav Schwarzenegger walked forward and protected the two No. 4 tanks in the front.
Rudolph Ribbentrop, holding his Mauser 98k rifle, walked carefully next to a No. 4 tank in the front. The tank serial number is 700, and it is the seat of Hept Otto, the commander of the 7th Company of the 8th Armored Regiment. It is not a long-barrel F-type (because the 43-diameter tank gun is still not as good as the quality of the 43-diameter tank gun is not up to standard, so only a very small number of No. 4 tanks are equipped with a 43-diameter 75mm gun, called No. 4 F-type, which is specifically responsible for firing black guns during tank wars), but an e-type equipped with a 24-diameter 75mm gun, but it is different from the historical E-type. The armor on the front of the vehicle and the front of the turret is 50mm thick, which is enough to withstand the attacks of 37mm anti-tank guns at a closer range.
Amid the rumbling of the tank motor, Rudolph Ribbintrov and his comrades quickly walked to the entrance of the town, which was his second time to participate in a real battle. The last battle was the forced crossing of the Maas River on the 12th, but in that battle he didn't even have a bullet to fire. The soldiers who landed in front of him and the officers and soldiers of the 1st Airborne Private Brigade had long solved the enemy.
This time, there should be a chance to kill the enemy for Germany and the leader? He was thinking of this. A light suddenly flashed in the darkness dozens of meters ahead, and then a crisp "bang" sounded. The No. 4 tank beside him shook violently, and then a piece of Mars emerged from somewhere.
"Anti-tank gun!"
"Look down quickly!"
Rudolph Ribbentrop immediately heard someone shouting, and then a very powerful hand pinched his back neck and pressed him to the ground. As soon as he lay down, the sound of the Hatchacas machine gun shooting sounded, and the bullet almost flew past his helmet!
"Boom..."
The No. 4 tank numbered 700 also reacted. It was not broken. The 24-diameter 75mm cannon immediately began to show its power. The 2-diameter 2-diameter blew the anti-tank gun fire point that had just opened fire. Then it turned the gun and knocked off the machine gun. Just as the tank was about to start again, another French anti-tank gun lying in the dark opened fire.
I saw an orange-red light hitting the front of the No. 4 tank like lightning. Another bang, but it was much louder than the previous one. It sounded like Ribintrov was knocked directly on his ear.
Then another huge roar almost broke Rudolph Ribbintrov's eardrum.
Tank No. 4 was actually killed!
Rudolph Ribbentrop, who was lying on the ground, clearly felt a wave of heat rolling over his back. He turned his head and saw the chariot that looked like a steel monster was on fire, and had been beaten into a torch!
At this time someone pulled him up from the ground and pushed him forward heavily. Rudolph Ribbentrop guessed that it was Lieutenant Schwarzenegger who was ordering him to charge! His eardrums were shaken by the explosion just now, and now they were just buzzing and could not hear anything.
He saw the darkness ahead of him flashing with fire, and knew that it was the French rifle, and the machine gun, perhaps one or two anti-tank guns were firing!
Rudolph Ribbintrov knew that the infantry must now be used to open the way for tanks. As an infantryman of the SS motorized flag team, he knew that infantry had the responsibility to protect tanks (tank soldiers also knew that they should protect infantry).
He instinctively bayonetized the rifle, then shouted "Long live Germany! Long live the leader!" and began to charge forward with his head covering.
After rushing out dozens of steps, Rudolph Ribbentrop's hearing recovered a little. He heard the sound of machine guns, the sound of cannons, the screams of the dying wounded, and the loud voice of Lieutenant Gustav Schwarzenegger.
"There is an anti-tank gun at 11 o'clock, and we'll kill it!"
It was a French SA37 47mm anti-tank gun. When Rudolph Ribbintrov was temporarily deaf, the sinful cannon destroyed another No. 4 tank (this tank numbered 711 was not completely damaged)!
However, the German offensive did not stop. The 38t tanks behind the two No. 4 tanks bypassed the wreckage of the No. 4 tank that was on fire and continued to move forward. The infantry following them also shouted and launched a charge. They were soldiers of the "Great German" flag team of the Wrathful SS, the most fanatical Nazi Superman!
The Nazi Superman quickly approached the French position with his guns, and in a very close position Gustav Schwarzenegger and two other veterans who fought the Polish battle threw out several grenades.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three explosions sounded, and Gustav Schwarzenegger jumped onto a low wall used by the French as a cover, then picked up the mp-38 submachine gun in his hand and fired a strait.
Seven or eight French soldiers quickly fell into a pool of blood, and a few others turned their heads and ran away in fear. Rudolph Ribbentrop quickly raised his rifle, aimed at one of them in the back and fired without hesitation. The man then softened his body and threw himself to the ground.
This is the first time Rudolph Ribbintrov killed someone!
After the bloody close-up battle, he found the body of the Frenchman he beaten to death and found the blood-stained document. The man was named Louis Rossell, who was born in 1921, like Rudolph Ribbintrov.
Perhaps it was because the 47mm anti-tank gun was captured by the Nazi Superman and the French soldiers soon began to retreat. Gustav Schwarzenegger and Rudolph Ribbentrop continued to advance to the center of the town with the remaining tanks. There they encountered two Panhard 178 armored vehicles, and a 38t tank was broken by the 25mm cannon on the armored vehicle. However, the two French armored vehicles did not escape, and they were then fired into fireballs by two other 38t tanks.
After losing two more armored vehicles, the French army in the town began to retreat and was quickly driven out.
But the battle surrounding Stoneney has just begun! However, while this battle can be regarded as the most intense and bloodiest battle in the entire France battle, France has already started to cry.
Early in the morning of May 15, he was having breakfast with Foreign Minister Viscount Halifax, Army Secretary Aiden, and Navy Secretary Albert Victor Alexander, while discussing the war on the European continent that was getting worse and worse.
Since the German armored forces broke through the Sedang-Maas River defense line on the 12th, the war has taken a sharp turn.
Later on the 12th, another German army (Hot's 15th Armored Army and the 4th Army that followed) also crossed the Arden Forest and successfully crossed the river in Muns.
On the 13th, a large number of German armored troops crossed the river through a pontoon bridge on the Maas River and began to sweep the French army on the west bank of the Maas River. On the same day, on the battlefield in Belgium, two light mechanized divisions of the French army encountered and fought fiercely in Blou and the German armored cluster. One day later, the two well-equipped French light mechanized divisions were defeated and retreated to the defensive position of the Dale River.
At the same time, the Germans in Belgium also crossed the Maas River in large numbers, divided into three groups toward Mechelen, the center toward Brussels, and the right toward Nevel, and soon advanced to the east of the Dell River defense line.
On the 14th, British, French and German aircraft launched an unprecedented battle over the Maas River. As a result, the British and French air forces suffered a crushing defeat and lost more than 700 aircraft. The air supremacy on the battlefield has fallen into the hands of Germany!
Just as the British Prime Minister and three ministers were upset about the current situation, the French Prime Minister called a long-distance call from Paris.
"Mr. Prime Minister," Prime Minister Renault's voice sounded very hoarse on the phone, as if he had just cried. Then Renault's words stunned Churchill, "We may lose this battle!"
"What? I lost? But the war has just begun!" Churchill asked quickly, "Didn't you launch a counterattack in the Maas River area? Is the counterattack already..."
"The counterattack has just begun, but..." Renault's voice sounded terrible, like a person with a completely broken spirit.
Chapter completed!