Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 29: Paris (2)
Admiral Fedor von Bok is a pure soldier, except for matters related to the military, he never cared about other issues.
Nazi Party or Democratic Party, in the eyes of the 60-year-old commander of the army group, it is not as good as a new weapon to attract his attention.
This old soldier has no interest in politics. For him, it is the same for any party to come to power, as long as he can use his talents and let the German army rise again.
Bock’s favorite thing to say to his subordinates in his free time is that a German military officer must first learn to obey orders from his superiors before learning to manage his subordinates.
So when Bok received an urgent order from the command, even though he was confused about the nonsense order at the time, but the order was an order, he still implemented it without hesitation.
The command of the command is very simple. All the troops participating in the Paris campaign immediately stopped their attacks and stationed on the spot to encircle Paris. No one is allowed to enter the city without further orders from the command.
von Bok was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the operation to blockade the city of Paris. In addition to his own two elite infantry divisions under the Ninth Army, the command also placed two elite infantry under Lundstede The command of the division was also given to him.
Regarding the command of the High Command, von Bok has always been resolute and resolute. Under his command, four elite German infantry divisions were stationed in a circle around Paris, and the world-famous city was surrounded by water that day.
A junior officer of the 17th Infantry Division once drank two more glasses and declared that in those days, even a mouse in his defense zone would accept him if he wanted to come out of Paris. I asked him where he came from and where he had to go back.
Although these words are obviously exaggerated, they can still make people understand the tightness of the blockade at the time.
Paris was so besieged. The Germans built tight blocking positions on the outskirts of the city, with deliberately strengthened firepower points covering the entire blockade, and the four infantry divisions also sent their own light armors. The reconnaissance team patrols the outer roads day and night.
In addition, the infantry divisions also organized a lot of mobile gendarmerie units, but their duties are contrary to those of other units. They are not to guard against any French who sneak out of the city, but to guard against German soldiers who are curious or have a sense of honor. Sneak entry into Paris is now not allowed even if it is too close to the city of Paris. The command of the high command is there. This is absolutely not to be violated.
In the next two days, Lundstede’s Group B headquarters also arrived outside Paris.
Since the high command has assigned von Bock to take charge of the blockade mission in Paris, Lundstede is also happy.
On the second day after arriving outside of Paris, Lundstede spent three hours in the morning dealing with the operational issues of the Group B army, and the rest of the time began to bring his own staff. Wander among the luxurious manors on the outskirts of Paris.
He first happily went to the home of a certain pro-German manor, and then the commander of the group army group happily "visited" a vineyard owned by another manor under the leadership of the hospitable French host , And at the end, I tasted the wine produced there extremely happily.
Compared with von Bok, who is almost busy, Lundstede is a bit too "happy".
But also, his B army group has the "Cyprus" army and the Guderian army as the spearhead. Although it is not as fast as the rapid progress of von Bok, it is basically in the category of invincible. .
Not only that, but the toughness and strength of the enemy his troops are facing is obvious to all. No one can gossip about it if he can obtain the current results.
More importantly, His Excellency the head of state is also personally directing the battle on his front line. This shows that the focus of this war is still on the side of the B army group. The B army group has also won the command of the command. Strong and highest priority support.
Actually now Lundstede can even manage his own troops, because the Group B army group has almost been taken over by the command, and most of the combat plans and orders are issued by the command.
Although Lundstede was a little depressed at the beginning of his being overtaken by him, Xu Jun had already prepared for it. As compensation, Lundstede gained a lot of substantial benefits.
and Xu Jun successfully convinced Lundstede that when the war is over, the huge cake at the victory celebration must have his share, and it will definitely not be worse than the commanders of the other two army groups.
Because the command team encountered some trouble on the road, it will take at least two days to reach the outskirts of Paris.
The locomotive on which the command was riding broke down. The staff agreed that it was a shameless destruction by the French, but the final inspection turned out that there was a problem with the maintenance of the German locomotive, which made the staff of the staff really depressed. A handful. The train is now stopping in a wilderness with no shops in front of the village, and although the backup rescue train has already departed, it will take some time.
The three mixed wing of the First Air Force of the Air Force also came to this famous city in the morning when Lundstede arrived in Paris.
They received an order to assist the army in blocking Paris.
Just arrived at the airport outside of Paris, and before the pilots were familiar with the facilities and environment, the three wing had already begun their combat missions, demonstrating the unprecedented efficiency of the Air Force.
The air force dispatched fifty aircraft of various types after lunch that day. They took off from the occupied airport outside the city, and then started a whole afternoon aimlessly around Paris.
In addition to performing normal reconnaissance missions, most of them are sightseeing flights, of course, some of them also carry a bit of intimidation.
Whether it is the HEIII with the huge German emblem or the BF109 with the dark green camouflage, the German planes buzzing around their heads like flies, there are really few people who can be indifferent to this, especially when that When the black Stuka suddenly appeared above her head, screaming.
The group of thick-line Stuka pilots sometimes deliberately dived and flew at low altitude, in order to take a few pictures of Parisian street citizens, so that they can use it as a capital to brag to their neighbors after returning home. .
However, this dangerous action was subsequently strictly prohibited by the commander of the team.
Although they did not encounter a French ground fire attack when flying at a low altitude, if the aircraft suddenly failed at that time, they would not be able to get enough gliding distance to fly out of Paris city without crashing.
The air force’s understanding of the command of the command is that no one is allowed to step on the land in the city of Paris without the command of the great head of state. Whether you are parachuting or landing, even if you crash, you will die in the city. Fall outside.
The sightseeing flight of the Air Force made the army officers extremely jealous. When they thought that the air force could go around Paris unscrupulously to enjoy the city, and the army could only stare at the bushes outside Paris and let them be shocked. I felt a little unbalanced.
Many of them have only seen Paris from newspapers or postcards. This time they planned to capture the city as soon as possible, and then take a good look at them, but they didn't expect things to turn into the current situation.
However, no officer clearly expressed disapproval or dissatisfaction with the command of the High Command. The commanders of the High Command will not do this for no reason. There must be reasons that they still can’t understand. Besides, everyone can see Paris now. The fall is inevitable. Anyway, the first troops to enter Paris are still them. It is only a matter of time.
I still think about how to successfully complete my task. It is more important to gain more merits for myself before the end of the war. I don't want to worry about such small things.
But there were still a few clever officers who came up with the Air Force's idea on the spot.
These officers used their rest time to go to the Air Force airport the next day. After going back and forth, they established a good relationship with the flight captains.
In the face of a variety of bribes and surging saliva offensive, the flight captains were dragged down by the deadly officers, and finally promised that the officers could make a few laps over Paris as observers.
But what the flight captains did not expect was that there would be such a big sequelae to this precedent.
After the officers returned to the garrison proudly to brag in front of their colleagues, from the infantry platoon commander to the army major, almost all front-line commanders started looking for opportunities to run to the air force airport.
Because the precedent has been set, it is really difficult to resist the offensive of these army officers, so these people have also obtained tickets for the Paris air tour, but these army officers are not people who don’t know the gratitude report. From then on, only these air forces If you need help from the Army or have any special requirements, the Army will try its best to satisfy them.
So the relationship between the Luftwaffe and the army at the grassroots level in the Paris theater reached a harmonious relationship that has never been seen before. In just two days, you can see air force officers and army officers hanging shoulders everywhere in the officers’ clubs in the suburban manor. The scene of praising brothers and sisters and being happy is like the merger of the Air Force and Army.
When things finally reached von Bock’s ears, more than half of his first-line commanders had already wandered over Paris.
Von Bok almost burst his blood vessels on the spot. This was a serious collective violation that he had never encountered in his decades of military service.
Although Paris has been declared an undefended city, as long as it is not taken over by Germany for a day, it is still defined as a war zone.
It is absolutely forbidden for army officers to fly over enemy-occupied areas without the consent of their superiors.
What's more, these officers are all front-line commanders, the backbone of the army, and any loss is something von Bok does not want to see.
Although von Bok almost smashed the table with anger, but when he calmed down, he looked back and thought about it. It was really hard to be cruel to impose any punishment on these men.
There are reasons for these officers to do so, and this behavior has not had any adverse effect on the blockade so far.
And, from a certain point of view, this has also improved the morale of these officers in disguise, and has brought closer the relationship between the two services.
Maybe this will also have a certain boost in future operations, at least the efficiency of your own troops will be improved a lot when they call the First Air Force for support in the future.
The most critical point is that this is a joint crime committed by the two services. The Air Force should also take part of the responsibility. For the Air Force, he does not have the power to directly manage it.
von Bok first reported this incident to the Imperial High Command who had just stationed in a luxurious manor outside of Paris, and made a review for his failure to detect and prevent such violations as early as possible.
Since the command has arrived here, this matter will be known to the command sooner or later. It is impossible to conceal it and not report it, and it may cause unnecessary trouble by then.
The command’s reply to von Bok was only a few words, and he handled it by himself, and he kicked it back to him.
von Bok doesn’t know anything about politics, but he is an expert on affairs in the army. He knows that this is a face given to him by the above. Since the ladder is given to him, he will not be too stupid to climb. Go down.
Von Bok immediately approached the commander of the First Air Force Air Force Admiral Albert Kesselin to discuss the matter~IndoMTL.com~ At this time, Kesselin was also having a headache for this matter. The recognized excellent commander in the Luftwaffe was also very angry at his subordinates' violations.
Katherine has always advocated that as a German soldier, iron-like discipline must be kept in mind. Any indulgence in violation of discipline is a crime against the empire.
But in this matter, he hopes to be able to deal with it carefully, not too heavy, which will affect the morale of the troops, and not too light, which will encourage the continued occurrence of such violations.
After discussing together for a long time, the two generals came to a unified opinion. Every disciplinary officer who participated in this matter received the same punishment, regardless of the military type, and was confined for one week.
And the two generals decided that in order to deepen the memories of these guys and not affect the current morale, the punishment will be carried out after the troops enter Paris.
When those colleagues and subordinates were happily visiting Paris, they squatted in the dark closed room to count the ants. For these proud and conceited officers, it might really be a lesson that can be remembered for a lifetime.
Now that they have reached a conclusion, the two generals’ concerns are put down. Von Bok happily invited Katherine to have dinner with him, and Katherine, who was about to take this opportunity to be close to Von Bokla, also readily agreed.
At that time, no one thought that this simple meal would become the most important part of the German armed forces in the future, the opportunity for the birth of the German Army Air Force.