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Shortly after the airport was occupied, the German large transport aircraft landed on the runway of the airport. This large transport aircraft is the latest transport aircraft developed by Juncker Company, which is specially used to transport large containers and a large number of personnel. This type of aircraft can carry 90 soldiers, and is definitely a behemoth in the air transport aircraft of this era.
This type of aircraft has a very interesting design, which is that if it is not loaded with other things, it can carry two Air Force paratrooper combat vehicles. Because of this large transport aircraft, the Luftwaffe decided to purchase more paratrooper combat vehicles and develop new types of paratrooper combat vehicles.
The first transport plane slowly stopped at the end of the runway, and then paratroopers went up to help. Due to the limitations of the times, transport planes of this era need to do a lot of preparations to transport tanks, such as tanks. Moreover, after the plane landed, the tanks could not directly fly out of the plane, and they had to rely on many people to help.
More ju-52 transport aircraft also landed. This time the Germans were relying entirely on paratroopers to fight a war, and they had no intention of seizing the port at all. A large number of "air transport infantry" arrived in Crete with the average performance but fuel-efficient and strong ju-52 transport aircraft. Their power was extremely powerful than traditional paratroopers.
General Student walked down from a Ju-52, and this plane was no different from the planes other paratroopers were riding. The only difference was that there were no other paratroopers in his transport plane, but they were piled with high-power radio stations and various electronic equipment.
As the saying goes, the kind of leaders have the kind of subordinates. Under the leadership of Acardo, the Germans have become accustomed to using all possible opportunities to win the war. Each of their trains is as full as possible, and each plane is stuffed into the most things. General Student once proudly said to an Italian general: "Our German army never wastes the load of an aircraft, even if the aircraft is loaded with a general."
He used his actual actions to prove that his words were not boastful. When he and two assistants got off the plane, the German soldiers who went up to move the equipment found that there were only three seats in the cabin, and the rest were filled with batteries, diesel engines and radio equipment, full of rags.
"Long live Acardo, Rudolph! General! Welcome to Crete." A major stepped forward and stood attentively in front of Student. He arrived with the helicopter. After controlling the airport, he waited for the commander-in-chief of the airborne troop, who was about to land.
"Thank you, Mr. Major. I swore my soldiers, saying that I would stand with them forever, so I didn't stay in Greece, although it looked pretty good." Student got off the plane and dusted the dust on his body. He pointed to the ju-52 plane behind him, and then smiled and complained in front of the major officer: "The equipment inside is well maintained, but unfortunately some places are too dirty."
"I will order someone to wipe it clean." The major spoke quickly.
"You have enough staff to separate people to clean the room?" Student asked while walking forward.
"Borol, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion, sent a message half an hour ago that his battalion had controlled the town and crossroads in the east, and arranged a crossfire defense line there. The 2nd Battalion fought more smoothly. Three paratroopers provided direct fire support and tore open the Greek defenders' defense line. Now they are less than one kilometer away from the target." The major replied: "There are 300 fully armed soldiers here, and there are 110 guards from the Airborne Division. I think one person can always be drawn to wipe the radio equipment, right?"
"Send 300 people guarded by the airport to the 2nd Regiment," Student immediately began to arrange: "Another 50 people were drawn to support the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment. The intelligence department expected that they would be counterattacked by the Greek defenders."
He paused, then looked at the major: "Now you have only 60 soldiers. They have to guard the entire airport and help transport the transport planes to carry the things inside! They still think how many people they are under? Remember, never leave the paratroopers idle!"
"Yes! General!" The major quickly made arrangements, holding the helmet with one hand and swinging back and forth with the other hand, running towards the temporary tent, where there must be a low-power radio station. Because you can see a diesel generator next to the tent, wires and huge radio antennas. Several officers stood around the tent, pointing to a map and discussing something.
The nearby Greek defenders' defense line had collapsed, and sporadic resistance was quickly cleared. The German army had already controlled a considerable position and arranged a very solid defense system in all directions of the position. German soldiers near the airport were busy laying a huge German 10,000-character flag on the ground in order to avoid accidental injuries caused by German aircraft bombing here.
At the same time, Borol was counting his losses in a room. Just a few minutes ago, a group of Greek soldiers attempted to capture his position, and fierce fire broke out between the two sides. A German soldier was killed, and two soldiers were seriously injured by the opponent's grenades. German paratroopers killed 41 invading enemy troops and captured 6 prisoners.
From these prisoners, he learned that the Greek defender commander had not yet fully grasped the size of the German airborne troops. He was still trying his best to strengthen the defense lines around his island, in order to deal with the inevitable German naval fleet and landing troops.
Borol collected all the cigarettes on the prisoners on his table, and then beat the corps to escort the prisoners. As soon as the prisoners went out, he said to the two company commanders who followed him: "Arrang two people to send these prisoners to the regiment headquarters. In addition, we sent all the results of our interrogation, corresponding reports and the combat readiness map of the Greek defenders. Then it would be better to bring a paratrooper chariot over, because I am afraid that the other party will use heavy weapons."
No one will think that their troops are too strong. Children who can cry have milk to eat. This is a constant truth. All grassroots troops will try their best to request reinforcements, which is one of the most basic tricks to ensure that they can survive. Of course, children who can cry may not necessarily have milk to eat, because your boss and your boss can easily tell which requests are true and which requests are just "routine". But crying still requires crying. After all, although crying does not necessarily have milk to eat, there is no one who doesn't cry. Everyone knows this truth, so "requesting reinforcements" is just like "Long live the head of state", which are sentences that must be shouted when meeting.
Boro looked at a company commander and agreed, and quickly added: "The g42 machine gun ammunition really needs some. Send two smart veterans over and bring two packs of cigarettes. Say good things to the supply officer of the regiment headquarters, and be sure to get some."
"Bang!" On the roof of the distant village, a German paratrooper sniper shot. Boro was stunned, and then quickly asked the two company commanders to quickly return to their combat posts: "The enemy is attacking! Go back to the defense line quickly! Hurry! Don't go back empty-handed, each person carries a box of machine gun bullets! Hurry!"
The battle started without warning, and the German machine guns burst out with a unique sound, like a chainsaw, making a sound of tearing the linen. The tracer bomb drew straight into the distance, knocking one Greek soldiers to the ground. The distance between the opponent was quite far, so the German army had only one light machine gun position to fire violently. After about ten seconds, the links were exhausted and the machine gun began to transfer its position. Everything returned to silence, but the Greek army still did not retreat. They were in groups, approaching the German positions bit by bit.
On another roof in the distance, a German soldier holding a telescope put down his observation equipment. He reached out to Borole, put one hand under the other, and stretched out four fingers on the upper hand, then gestured for a while and then clenched his fists and beat each other twice.
"A armored vehicle, 400 infantrymen. It's quite a bit of origin, and it's almost the same battalion." Borool looked at the soldier's gesture and muttered: "Let the mortars in the battalion start shooting based on the observation data, and then start a round first!"
Donner nodded quickly, then walked out of the room, came to the open space at the door, and issued an order to fire the shooters of the four mortars. The commander of the battalion mortar raised a small red flag, and the observation post on the roof immediately gave a gesture. The artillery commander nodded, signaled that he understood, and began to issue combat orders: "Parameter 1, fire!"
The battalion headquarters had only three mortars when attacking, and the other mortar was found here later with other troops and returned to the establishment. These skilled mortar shooters had already determined the shooting area before the war, and they marked the front of the German positions at three distances, so that their shooting could be more accurate.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" With four dull sounds, four mortar shells flew out of the barrel. They drew beautiful arcs and fell into the measured position, immediately causing four huge explosions. All the explosion points were among the Greek attacking soldiers, and the attacking troops immediately became a little confused.
"Fire!" With a German roar, the German army's dense firepower swept towards its opponent. The Greeks rushing in front soon covered the shot and screamed and fell down. As the attack extended, the second round of mortar shells fell into the crowd, and the Greek soldiers began to retreat backwards.
Chapter completed!