. The Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters  Volume 4: The Death of France  Chapter 50: Their History (II)

This was an exciting time for the First SS Army. They arrived in Berg yesterday and officially belonged to the command of the armed SS leader Kahn von Sdaq. When the whole army learned that they were about to set foot on the front line, everyone seemed very excited. They always hoped that they could participate in the battle as the main force of the Third German Empire. This was just a luxury expectation in the past...

Before the war broke out, commanders at all levels of the SS knew that unless the National Defense Forces showed signs of defeat or lack of troops, it would be difficult for the SS to receive orders to go to the front line. Yes, although everyone in the SS always shouted that they were the most elite troops, they also understood in their hearts that the National Defense Forces were the regular army that was truly recognized by the government, and it was really difficult to replace the National Defense Forces!

After the Battle of Norway broke out, the SS saw the dawn because the two SSs, the Imperial Saber and Prince Eugen, were selected to participate in the Norwegian Battle. These two troops did not embarrass the SS. They performed very well on the front line. According to the ordinary SS soldiers, the Imperial Saber and Prince Eugen won enough face for the SS and also won the opportunity to set foot on the front line for other troops.

The SS is the most elite unit!

Some people instilled such a belief in the entire SS army, just to allow the SS to receive high-intensity training in peace. The instructor's words were very nice and sweated more during training. During the war, the soldiers who had less time to flow in the SS army still chose to believe the instructor's words. No matter how hard the soldiers worked, they believed that their hard work would be rewarded.

The 4.2 million armed SSs expected to have finally started the battle. At this time, the SS had just reorganized 16 division-level units. In addition to the limited armored division, the SS used a little resources to integrate multiple infantry divisions, and even the cavalry divisions that were not established by the National Defense Forces. The grassroots soldiers of the SS contributed their own money and efforts to integrate two. The hard work style and strict training allowed SS soldiers to accept arduous tasks. For this reason, many infantry divisions were adapted into mountain divisions. While they were happy, they were even more eager to go to the front line as soon as possible.

They comforted themselves in this way: there are many mountainous areas in France! They are not afraid of no war!

The SS soldiers were eager to set foot on the battlefield, but unfortunately, the war had been going on for half a month, and no unit had received an order to go to the front line. All the SS could do was follow the National Defense Forces to clean the battlefield and carry out military guard missions. In addition to destroying guerrillas and searching for spies, this made the SS' grassroots soldiers feel very disappointed. They even wavered their beliefs.

Just as the senior SS general was worried about this situation, the transfer order came!

The SS Army, who was about to set foot on the front line, was ecstatic. The troops that received the order to participate in the battle completed the task of handing over the defense zone in just one day. The department was very cute and funny. Many regiment-level troops even ordered the troops to occupy the parking lot at the station waiting table for who should be in the front.

There is no doubt that the SS dares to fight.

On the 28th of the month, the dawn was just dawn and the morning mist was filled with morning mist.

On the mountain road, the German infantry was divided into two columns, each walking on both sides of the highway, and no one spoke in the marching soldiers. Their weapons were not placed on their shoulders. When the SS marched, it was strictly stipulated that soldiers must hold their weapons in their hands, which was to deal with sudden attacks at any time. The young soldiers held the weapons with strong hands. Under the steel helmets, their eyes flashed with a wild light called seeking war. Looking closely at their uniforms, they could find their number from the armband on their right arm. This was an imperial infantry regiment in the marching.

The sound of the track dragging came from behind, and no one stopped to watch. The infantry continued to advance.

The first type ii tank appeared at the intersection at the corner, with a flag inserted at the rear of its fuel tank. The flag fluttered in the wind. On the flag is a character of the ancient Nordic character Luna, which means the wolf hook. It is said that the symbol can give the holder a mysterious power to scare away the wolves in the wilderness, so it is also regarded as a symbol of wolf traps. The imperial master chose it as a flag symbol very simple, which means freedom and **. As for what it will evolve, I care now.

The roof cover was opened, and William Betrich came out, revealing half of his body, holding a telescope in his hand and stared at the distance. He won the forward fire reconnaissance mission from the general leader of the SS last night, and he was excited all night. To put it simply, he had insomnia last night.

William Betrich put down his telescope and exposed his two dark circles. Last night he found that he could not fall asleep, so he simply used the whole night to study the combat plan. For this reason, his command members were busy all night, and the division commanders generally suffered from dark circles. The efforts were always rewarded. Today, the Imperial Division only took about twenty minutes to pass through the forest near Berg and directly to the area near the beach. They marched all the way and even encountered an alliance man. According to William Betrich, this was the first victory of the Imperial Division. They silently reached the periphery of the combat target.

Dunkirk is a port in the Noor Province of France, bordering the Dover Strait. It is an important port close to Belgium. The port is connected to the Port of Dover in the UK. The narrowest part of the strait it spans is only 33 kilometers, and it is the shortest sea route from mainland Europe to the UK.

In the early 4th century AD, Dunkirk was a beautiful and fertile fishing village.

In the 7th century AD, missionaries built the Church of St. Ellois here.

Due to the development of port trade, we arrived at Dagang. There are 7 docks for large ships and a 5-mile long pier in the port. A dredged waterway allows large ships to enter and exit, and ships can enter the city all the way.

Dunkirk has been bombarded by the German Air Force for two weeks. The docks were destroyed, the docks were piled up, and most of the city had been razed, with only 1,400 yards of the East Dike available for rescue ships to dock. Around the low lighthouse at the entrance of the dike, some wooden stakes can be moored in emergencies, but they are very dangerous.

The First SS Army arrived at Berg, southwest of Dunkorke, and took only one night to control the advantageous position southwest of Dunkorke. When the besieged Allied troops arrived at the forest belt of the beach east of Gravolina, the Allied troops were even kept in the dark. After the Imperial Division arrived at the pre-determined position, they quickly hid in the woods, and in front of the forest was the closest to the beach.

After retreating from Rubai, more than 400,000 British and French troops were besieged in a narrow coastal area. Its width was 50 kilometers, and then gradually narrowed to the southeast and extended 80 kilometers to the east of Lille.

The Guderian Tank Army conquered Amiens and turned north and completed the encirclement in the south on the 20th, blocking the Allied forces from Belgium and not moving south. For this reason, Guderian repeatedly refused to implement the orders of the commander-in-chief of the Group A Army Group A. The day after the 15th Army conquered Sep, Guderian's troops continued to the same day, and the follow-up troops of the Group B Army Group attacking from Brussels continued to pursue the Allied coalition forces westward, forming a clamping attack. Until Lille and Rube were occupied by the vanguard troops of the Group C Army, the remaining troops of the Allied were besieged in Dunkorke. The German army formed a triangular formation from three sides, firmly controlling the supplies of the remaining troops of the Allied.

Karl Denitz's submarine troops firmly controlled the coastline along France, and German submarine troops strengthened patrols of maritime routes near the Strait of Calais. Any maritime supply from the Allies became difficult. After the Battle of the Moray Bay in Scotland, the allies surrounded by Dunkorke could not even get maritime supplies.

(The reason was that Churchill was assembling the navy, intending to rescue the British troops besieged in Dunkorke) and his intelligence adjutant ran in.

"Your Excellency Commander, while the Special Mobile Force Reconnaissance Brigade was carrying out patrol missions, he accidentally discovered a small fishing village where the Allied troops were placed in wounded soldiers. Please ask for your instructions!"

George Kopner, formerly the first-level assault brigade captain of the SS, was transferred to the division headquarters to serve as the intelligence adjutant of William Betrich, and he was also responsible for the command of the reconnaissance forces within the division.

Discovering wounded Allied soldiers? This is good news for the Empire. The location where the Allied troops are supposed to be a safe area that the Allied Command believes is a safe area. Generally, the location where the wounded soldiers is placed is the rear of the entire army, which is a place where the war is extremely difficult to fight. Moreover, according to the consistent practice of the Allied forces, there may be guardian troops in the area where the wounded soldiers are placed. This guardian unit is not responsible for protecting the wounded soldiers. Their task is to protect important supplies, such as: food, ammunition, bedding, medicine, oil, etc.

"Leave the Germanic infantry flag team, artillery flag team (three battalions), anti-tank battalion, division-owned tank company. Other troops retreated into the forest. Order the special mobile reconnaissance brigade to leave a company to surround a small fishing village, and other troops explore the supply points of the Allied forces. No fire was allowed to fire first without my order! (including attacks and counterattacks)"

William Betrich walked to the map, and he glanced at the nearby shape and slowly smiled. For the Allied forces with more than 400,000 troops, Dunkorke was too narrow.
Chapter completed!