.The Third Reich under Ten Thousand Characters  Volume 5: Battle of Britain  Chapter 11: Signs

The Supreme Command of the Third Reich issued the issue, and the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Staff Headquarters, the Imperial Staff Headquarters reposted the execution: The two armies a and b that completed the occupation mission were assembled in the Dunkork area. The 10 armored divisions of the two armies have been redeployed and organized into 5 armored armies. 3 belong to the army b and 2 belong to the army a.

Under the order of Gentvönkluge, the 4th Army crossed the Liss River again and gathered in the direction of the Spokka River, and then launched a feint attack on the French army in the direction of Babom.

The 1st Army of Sigmundlister gathered in Aras east of the Spokka River. After the battle of the 4th Army began, the 12th Army quietly passed through the French defense gap between Babom and Cambray, headed towards Paris, and arrived at the front of Babom on June 1 to fight with the headquarters of the 7th Army of France stationed in Babom.

Sigmundlister's raid successfully attracted the attention of the French Supreme Commander. At this time, the French Supreme Commander had become a frightened bird. When he heard the news of Babom's attack, he didn't know what he was thinking. He immediately ordered the 3rd Army of Weigang's defense line to move closer to the 7th Army, which was fighting with the German army.

The newly formed five armored troops continued to advance westwards by relying on their high maneuverability, and stipulated that they would arrive in Amiens before June 4 and cut off the supply line of the front-line French army from behind. In the north of France, the Guocheng operational deployment in northern France, cooperated with the motorized troops and infantry units, after cleaning up the remaining troops in northern France, they will soon launch a second general attack on southern France.

The French team defending the Somme - Babom - Schelds adopted the so-called hedgehog defense line, gathering all troops in a certain area to rely on to establish new defense lines. In various towns and village fronts, the front belts of the villages urgently built points-based infantry defense arrays, and transported the only remaining artillery from the rear. The main purpose of these troops was to delay the German army as much as possible and gain enough time for the Seine line of the Paris Forefront to establish a solid enough defense line.

At this time, Wei Gang, the new commander-in-chief of the French Army, understood that France had no possibility of victory. While worried about France's future, he tried to do something. Wei Gang arrived at the front line many times and gave a speech on the front line. He tried to save the situation, but his appeal was not convincing to the soldiers. For the desperate French team, the only thing that can be done now is to win a little dignity for the French army before it was defeated. According to a French front commander, those are just a means to make the weak but brave troops fight for honor before being completely defeated. No one hopes that a simple line of defense can block the German advancement.

The war has been going on for half a month, and the French Supreme Command has not yet realized what it failed. Perhaps, the French Supreme Command has realized the change. The slow action and uncertainty of the move continues to occur. The failure of Dunkorke's retreat made the French, who were insecure, feel that the war is no longer necessary. France realizes that defeat is inevitable. The French parliament also passed a bill on June 1, granting Betten the Constitution, legislative, administrative and judicial powers, and suspending the constitution. This bill opened the door to the power of the dictator and gave Betten the power of the dictator, giving Betten the power to decide France's future.

At the same time as the bill was passed, Betton immediately contacted the Spanish government head Franco, hoping to express his willingness to request a ceasefire to the Third Reich of Germany through Spain. Betton was a hero of the French in World War I. The role he played this time was not tied to the so-called Verdun savior. The inevitability of history made an 84-year-old man stand on the side that should not be standing. Perhaps no one knew what Betton was thinking before he came to power...

When Betton lived in Spain for a time and was recalled to France, Betton said to Franco: The French government hoped that I would go back to serve as Prime Minister. I already understood my historical responsibility. Although that thing was very disgraceful, someone must do it. I am undoubtedly the best person to play that role.

While proposing the intention to seek peace, the Vichy government declared that in order to ensure that France is not captured, the government will move from Paris to Tours. At the same time, it officially announced to the world that Paris is an unfortified city. The Vichy government specifically stated that the historical relics in this Liga will not be destroyed by war.

The news from Paris once again surprised the French team on the front line, which directly affected the morale of the front line soldiers. Most of the front line commanders and grassroots officers believed that they had been betrayed by the new government, and the various front lines that once blocked the German army's advance collapsed one after another. Some French troops on the front line began to surrender to the German army in an institutional way. The consequence was that the troops that were still in the rear were about to go to the front line abandoned their heavy equipment and began to retreat in full swing.

However, some French combat divisions still carried out tenacious defenses, especially in the eastern area, where General Delater led the 14th Infantry Division to confront the 41st Panzer Army of the German Army. In the slightly westward area of ​​Retel, the French 2nd Division repelled the German attacks in a row within a day. In the end, the German army did not attack these formations anymore, but found a gap in the middle of these formations, broke through these gaps and then advanced towards Reims.

However, all this did not change the fate of France. Weigang's defense line was disintegrated from the inside after only three days. For a time, German armored troops rushed into southern France and occupied French territory west of Normandy at a super fast speed.

Subsequently, the SS First Army also began its own actions, taking over the coastline from Dunkorke to Boulogne. The infantry units strengthened the beachheads of the coastline, and the combat engineers built multiple air bases in the allowable areas, making a gesture of defending against the sudden landing of Britain. A line of defense collapsed, and the Vichy government moved to Tours immediately held a new round of meetings. The main topic of this meeting was to ensure that France could be continued. The so-called continuation was actually

It was a disguised search for reasons for failure. Since the Third German Empire had not responded to the Vichy government's request for a truce, some generals who were tough in demanding that the country continue to fight felt that the troops in southern France must be withdrawn to the North African region. This move was to preserve enough defensive power. It believed that even if the French land fell, relying on the power of North Africa may not have no chance of re-emerging. According to the French, they were preparing for both.
Chapter completed!