Chapter 112 Panzer Grenadier 5
Now, in front of Cialek's eyes was the regiment-level commander of the First Armored Division.
Among them, the commander of the 1st Armored Grenadier Regiment was Joseph Dietrich. In history, he was the commander of the genuine First Armored Division and a veteran party member who once participated in the beer hall together.
But now, he is just a regiment commander. At the same time, his 1st Armored Grenadier Regiment was almost mobilized from the original team. They were all big guys 1.8 meters tall, burly and powerful.
The leader of the 2nd Armored Grenadier Regiment was Ferdinand Scherner, a subordinate who once fought side by side with Cerric during the beer hall coup. This time he became Cerric's subordinate again. His further studies at the Army Academy a few years ago made Scherner's qualifications stronger.
Hearing that the First Armored Division was established here, Scherner asked for the transfer without hesitation. Now, his eyes were looking at Cialis, full of worship.
The 1st Armored Regiment is the main force of the First Armored Division, the regiment commander, who went to Libya with Guderian and others, and Kurt Meyer, who has experienced many years of influence in the desert.
His full name is Kurt Adolph William Meyer. He was one of the most famous officers of the German SS during World War II. He participated in many major battles, such as the invasion of France, Barbarossa and Normandy.
During his military career, he won the Cross of the Double Sword Oak Leaf Knight, ranked third in the Third Reich Military Medal. At the same time, Meyer also became the youngest division commander among all parties involved in the war at that time. These resumes earned him the nickname "Armored Meyer".
The entire World War II was an era of heroes, and a generation of young SS generals emerged. Their military command talent was unprecedented in the German army, and Meyer was their representative figure.
He was a fanatic and willing to die on the battlefield for his beloved head of state. He was also a professional soldier, completely different from the butchers who guarded the concentration camp.
Although not as famous as Rommel and others, Meyer is still a person that Cialick values very much. So, a few years ago, Cialick personally selected Meyer and encouraged him to set foot in Libya.
Now, Germany's first armored regiment has finally been born! The leader of this armored regiment needs Meyer to bear it! Among the various tactical discussions in the desert, Meyer is the best one and deeply trusted by Guderian.
In addition to them, there were other commanders of several other regiments. At this time, they were all excitedly looking at Cialis, a legendary figure who created the powerful German Corps!
"The battlefield in the future is definitely not the kind of trenches in World War I, but the elimination of the enemy in the movement. I believe that our First Armored Division can definitely create miracles." Cialek said: "Our army was born for war. We must always aim to win a world war!"
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.
"Now, let's talk about the problems that exist in our troops." Cialek said.
When Scherner, who had been unable to hold back after hearing Cialique's words, finally spoke: "General, our armored grenade regiment is now extremely short of combat vehicles. Although we have equipped enough trucks, our soldiers cannot sit in the truck to fight."
Armored Grenadier Regiment! This is also a brand new army in the new organization of the First Armored Division. There was no title before!
When it comes to armored grenadiers, we have to start with the grenadiers!
Grenadiers were a branch of the European Army in the mid-17th century. As the name suggests, they refer to infantrymen in the army that can throw grenades.
Since the grenades at that time were similar to small shells, it was necessary to select soldiers with extraordinary arm strength among the infantry to be able to throw them. In other words, only the most elite soldiers could do it!
When the bullets fly by and when the slippery grenade explodes in your hands at any time, the grenade's psychological quality must be quite high so that you can not make mistakes and throw them together according to the commander's order!
Over time, the title of grenadier has become an honorary title for commending soldiers' heroic combat performance, and it also shows that grenadiers are the elite and outstanding among infantrymen.
Nowadays, grenades are no longer so difficult to throw. Ordinary soldiers can accurately throw grenades. In this way, the title of grenades has disappeared, and they are all ordinary infantry or cavalry.
Now, in order to boost the morale of the German infantry and continue the tradition of the Prussian army, at the suggestion of Cialek, he changed his title to an armored grenade!
In nature, it should be called mechanized infantry. As an infantry regiment under the armored division, they need to ride armored or motorized vehicles and advance together with the German tank troops.
Tanks tear open the holes, infantry expand their results, and the existence of infantry can also protect the two wings of the tank. This is the significance of the existence of armored grenades!
As elite infantry that provide infantry support, they are all elites of the German Army in terms of equipment and training. In addition to cluster grenades, they are also their standard equipment, and their firepower is more fierce than other troops. For example, one of their infantry squads has two machine guns in their organization.
And since they are called armored grenadiers, they also need tools to carry them into the battlefield!
Now, the special motorcycles produced by BMW have begun to enter their troops, but it is obviously not enough to have a special motorcycle, and more equipment must be included!
What equipment? Of course it is an infantry combat vehicle!
In this era, tanks are still new, and it has been an unprecedented attempt to concentrate on the application of tanks on a large scale. Therefore, no one would have thought of developing an armored vehicle that can advance with tanks!
Although there are already armored cars in this era, that kind of thing can only be driven on the road! If you want to have off-road capabilities, you must have a multi-axis drive chassis!
Cialick went to Ford to discuss the development of an off-road truck. In fact, he had plans for this, but now, he couldn't catch up!
Cialek has always been concerned about the development of tanks. Moreover, Germany has started construction in all aspects now, so it has no energy to take care of infantry fighting vehicles!
However, Cialek knew that there should be something that can be used for use! This thing was famous throughout World War II and could be seen everywhere. In other countries, while still advocating the chivalrous spirit, the German army had already achieved mechanization!
Chapter completed!