March 2 was originally the time determined by the Allied forces on the Western Front to open the second battlefield in Europe. However, due to the changeable weather in the English Channel, the landing operation was postponed at the last moment.

A large number of warships, planes and millions of Allied soldiers were waiting to set sail at ports, airports and ships. Everyone was ready for battle, but the continuous drizzle outside the window continued.

Eisenhower had already scolded the head of the weather department. He took General Smith, the chief of staff, to the port to inspect the situation of the troops in the rain.

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The drizzle in March was still freezing cold, but Eisenhower's attention was still only on the densely packed warships.

The large gathering of people and ships can easily cause the leakage of intelligence, making the Nazi soldiers on the other side aware of it.

Fortunately, it was raining continuously, so enemy aerial reconnaissance was impossible.

Eisenhower looked around and felt slightly relieved.

"The weather department is sure that the light rain will stop by the evening and it will be a clear night tonight."

Chief of Staff General Smith said to Eisenhower while taking off his raincoat.

Eisenhower did not respond, but shook his head slightly.

No matter what the situation is tonight, the troops must move up the strait and set foot on the Western European continent early tomorrow morning.

March 3, 1944, will be remembered as D-Day in Western history.

Chief of Staff Smith answered multiple calls to confirm that all units had completed leak prevention work in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Command. A smile finally appeared on his face and he turned his attention to the huge sand table.

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"The situation in Europe is very complicated and confusing," General Smith said:

"There were large-scale uprisings in the Troubled Areas, Sino-Soviet bombers bombed Berlin, and the military and civilians were panicked by the Great Purge. Although it was one day later than expected, tonight is still the best time to open the second battlefield in Europe.

The Nazi troops deployed on the Western Front will definitely not be able to withstand our millions of troops, and the countdown to the end of the war has begun."

Eisenhower nodded slightly this time.

It can be said that he worked hard for more than half a year for this landing operation.

No one knows better than him how adequate and complete the preparations of the Allied forces are this time.

He believed that his work was perfect, and he had always maintained a cautious attitude before. Now that the time for testing has come, he is actually full of confidence in his heart.

..

Kyiv, Headquarters of Army Group Center of the Third Reich.

Model, who had only rested for more than two hours, appeared in the underground command post again, and an orderly thoughtfully brought a cup of strong coffee to the Marshal.

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Model was drinking coffee while looking at the battle map, his frown never relaxed, and his expression was very solemn.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ludwig was also holding a cup of coffee. He came to Marshal Model's side and said:

"This morning, at dawn, the Soviet army on the opposite side sent a large number of reconnaissance aircraft to conduct high-intensity aerial reconnaissance in Kiev, Zhytomir, Chernobyl and other places."

Model withdrew his gaze,

"They're looking for our missile units?"

Ludwig nodded,

"This is the only possibility. Reports show that the missile attack yesterday afternoon caused heavy damage to the attacking Soviet troops.

The missile positions at the rear were visited in turn by the Soviet Katyusha rocket launchers and various heavy artillery, and the original outline was no longer visible.

Fortunately, our troops moved quickly after launching the missiles."

Model's face did not have a happy smile, but showed bitterness.

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The number of missiles is limited, and they can only be used once. After they are used, they no longer have any trump cards.

Lieutenant General Ludwig continued:

"The Soviet army showed great restraint and caution in its strong attack this morning, and it seems that they are still worried about our missile strikes.

Perhaps before the results of aerial reconnaissance are obtained, they will not dare to press forward with full force like yesterday."

Marshal Model returned to the chair beside him, sat down, and asked:

"How far has the Fourth Army's counterattack against the enemy's landing site progressed?"

Lieutenant General Ludwig twitched the corners of his mouth and answered truthfully:

"The troops directly under the Fourth Army and the Seventh Army, with the assistance of the 29th Motorized Division, attacked the Soviet landing site on the West Bank overnight. The battle lasted from night to day. Our army lost more than 20 tanks and sacrificed 3,000 men.

of casualties.

However, the Soviet army's resistance was very fierce, and it could be said that they were desperate to confront our army head-on.

After a night of fighting, the landing site of the Soviet troops has been reduced, but they still firmly control a piece of land on the west bank and cannot be driven back no matter what."

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As daylight comes, the Soviets will exert their air superiority, making it more difficult for the Germans to recapture the landing site.

Marshal Model did not speak, as this seemed to be the outcome he expected.

Lieutenant General Ludwig continued:

"In the south, Zhongxia's westward crossing troops are also very powerful. They adopt a three-dimensional attack, which is difficult for our troops to parry.

Yesterday, only one or two divisions of the Central Xia army crossed the Dnieper River, but their engineers built pontoon bridges overnight. They just received reports that some of the Central Xia armored forces had reached the west bank of the Dnieper River through the newly built pontoon bridges.

Our troops on the southern front are seriously insufficient, and we also lack armored troops. I am afraid that we will not be able to withstand the impact of the Central Xia army."

Marshal Model had finished the coffee in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"The southern front troops are allowed to appropriately shrink their defense line and move closer to the north, but the Central Xia army cannot be allowed to threaten Kiev's flanks and rear."

Lieutenant General Ludwig nodded and said:

"If we abandon the southern front, the Central Xia army is likely to enter Romania along the Black Sea, and then attack all the way west..."

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Marshal Model sighed,

"We are powerless to stop it. You can report the situation to the Berlin headquarters and let the head of state make preparations in advance."

The forces of the Third Reich on the Eastern Front were mainly divided into three army groups, namely Army Group North, Army Group Center and Army Group South.

Army Group South suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Stalingrad and was completely wiped out in the Battle of Kharkov in the Battle of Kursk.

The strength of the Third Reich on the Eastern Front was directly reduced by 2 million.

Although there have been many rounds of replenishment, the war has continued, and replenishment and consumption cannot be equal.

This caused the entire Eastern Front battlefield to face a serious shortage of troops, especially in the south.

The High Command in Berlin has tried its best to coordinate fresh troops to rush to the Eastern Front battlefield, but the deployment of security forces has caused frequent uprisings in the rear occupied areas.

In order to suppress the uprising, more troops had to be deployed. This is an unsolvable cycle.

There are still many soldiers like Marshal Model who are struggling to support, but they can no longer turn the tide.

The enemy began to send hundreds of bombers to show off their power and bombard Berlin, the capital of the empire, openly and openly. This was a major blow to the soldiers and civilians on the front line and in the rear.

Even at this time, the resolute soldiers did not give up easily, they still had pride in their hearts.

..

On the east bank of the Dnieper River, the General Headquarters of the Campaign to Liberate Ukraine.

Zhukov, Vatutin, Khrushchev, Chuikov, Noivan and other senior generals gathered in the combat command room, with a trace of anger on their faces.

Yesterday afternoon, the German missile strike not only caused four to five thousand soldier casualties, but also destroyed a large number of landing craft, assault boats, and even small rafts and small wooden boats used for landing.

Two half-built pontoons were also completely destroyed.

The casualties were within the tolerance of Zhukov and others, and the loss of river-crossing equipment had a huge impact on the entire operation.

This is also the main reason why people are angry and angry.

Reconnaissance planes have been dispatched, but no good news has been returned yet.

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"The logistics department is already mobilizing tools for crossing the river from the rear, but this will take time."

Zhukov said helplessly:

"Before that, gather together the remaining tools of the troops to cross the river, temporarily abandon the forced crossing of the entire line, and try our best to protect the strategic landing site on the west bank."

That's all we can do, everyone looks sad.

"The progress in Belarus is very smooth. In 20 days at most, the Nazi Army Group Northern will be completely driven out of the Soviet border."

Zhukov reported good news, which not only did not make everyone feel better, but made them even more depressed.

The morale of the 6 million Red Army troops is now high, and everyone is looking forward to reaching Berlin as soon as possible.

Morale declined again and again, and finally exhausted. After being blocked by the Dnieper River, the Red Army soldiers became a little irritable.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, and soon all armies will face a very serious problem:

Melting ice and snow will cause roads to become muddy, turning the Eastern European plains into a giant Eastern European quagmire.

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