Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 421: Military Observer (middle)
The current Greeks, or the residents living on the land of Greece, only a small part of them are descendants of the ancient Greek nation, and their blood has long been confused with the Doric invaders and northern nations who later moved here. This aspect is somewhat similar to Egypt, and they have almost no blood inheritance from the ancient Greeks.
After being ruled by the Ottoman Empire for a long time, Turkish culture has left an indelible imprint on the country. There are many modern words in Greek that are all directly copied from Turkish pronunciation.
The living customs and religious traditions of the Greeks have also been changed, and the traces of the Ottoman rule are everywhere. Although the Greeks tried to "purify" their nation, even wielding a butcher knife, these living habits They have long been deeply carved into their blood, and because they have lost too much cultural heritage, they themselves don't know how to distinguish the authenticity.
Look at the national costumes of the Greeks. The whole is a mix of Macedonian, Turkish, and Slavic products. They also claim that they are inherited from Byzantium, and I don’t even think about how the Byzantine popular Turkish hat appeared in the mid-eighteenth century. Religious costumes.
Southern Greece is dominated by Orthodox Christians. Back then, the Ottoman Empire was very liberal in religious management and did not force the pagans under its rule to change their beliefs. Residents of all ethnic groups living in the old Byzantine territory only need to pay an extra tax. To continue to believe in their God, although the single tax is not high, the total amount accumulated is very huge. Later, the Turks even forbid the believers to change their courts to prevent this "financial source" from being damaged.
When the Greek War of Independence broke out, the Orthodox Christians in southern Greece carried out a **** cleansing of believers of other religions. The remnants of the Ottoman Empire were almost wiped out on the Mediterranean coast, and only the Greeks that had not yet been returned to Greece were left. The island of Ritter, as well as the blurred borders of the mountains in northern Greece, still retain a part of piety.
Also preserved is the **** and barbaric tradition of the Turks when dealing with foreign enemies. The Greek army may still be bound by the rules of war in the civilized world, but the Greek civilians only know to follow their "old" customs and fall into the hands of the regular Greek army to have at least a 50% chance of keeping their lives, but fall into those In the hands of the Greek civilians, you can only pray that you can die soon.
In history, the Germans have personally experienced the ferocity of the Greeks. Many of the paratroopers who were separated from the main force during the Crete airborne were killed by the local Greek villagers. In history, these paratroopers only carried one pistol and two grenades, and other equipment was placed in the airborne canister, so once they landed far away from the large troops, they were easily captured by armed villagers.
These Greek villagers beat the captured German paratroopers to half death with wooden sticks, then stripped off their military uniforms, cut off their eyes, cut off their noses and ears, and even cut off their genitals, and finally cut their throats or cut them directly He turned his head, and then threw the corpse on the side of the road for public display.
This ultimately led to the **** revenge of the German paratroopers against the violent Greek civilians after the Battle of Crete. German paratroopers gathered male residents of the island between 18 and 55 years old and shot at least half of them. In real history, because of this incident, after the war, Student was sent to a military court by the British. In the end, the general was acquitted by the court because the court found that it was a legitimate act of revenge during the war.
However, in this time and space, the Germans and the Greeks fought side by side, and the two sides became close allies. In the eyes of the German head of state, there is really a taste of black humor.
Lieutenant Bart is a member of a six-person observation team. His external identity belongs to the Army Staff. Like the other five colleagues, they are not assigned the task of other advisors, but are assigned to operate in the frontline area, record and Report first-hand information about the war. This task is a bit dangerous, and everyone is prepared to sacrifice before setting off.
The Greek military originally arranged for them to follow the frontline army to act together, but they didn’t know which part of the problem occurred. These Germans were airlifted to an ancient mountain village surrounded by mountains, where a group was almost stationed. The Greek mountain infantry company that was forgotten by his own people, and the commander of the army at that time didn't even know anything about the imminent Italian invasion.
When it was discovered that there might be a mistake, it was too late to remedy the situation. The Italian army had crossed the border with great strength, and the Greek army had already contracted backwards quickly after a little resistance in accordance with the planned plan to lure. Italian troops penetrated into the Pindus Mountains area.
So this observation team and that mountain company became the lone army left on the front line. The Germans thought this was a good opportunity to observe the battle up close, and they rejected the suggestion of their superiors to leave. For safety reasons, they shut down the radio stations they carried with them, and only relied on an old telephone line for external contact, and the stork light liaison machine that transported supplies and investigation reports back and forth every night.
The Germans taught the Greek mountain people in the nearby mountain villages how to arrange the defense of the village. In fact, they basically copied the national defense pamphlet written by the British. Facts have proved that the British do have their own unique side in defense, especially in The layout of the traps and the disguise of the position, even the Germans have no choice but to bow down.
For civilians to participate in the resistance, the Germans were opposed to it at first, but the Greek villagers were extremely excited, like rushing to participate in a carnival. From the young man with no beard to the gray-haired old man, it seems that every Greek regarded fighting with the Italians as a kind of national duty and honor.
The Germans only knew at this time that the Greeks had been preparing for this war for ten years. The Germans could not understand the ideas of these Greeks, but they knew that the Italians who had only rashly prepared were bound to suffer. A miserable failure.
German observers taught Greek villagers how to set up booby traps and traps in their homes~IndoMTL.com~How to capture the Italian soldiers who were placed in order, teach them how to use their weapons more effectively, and how to attack where they can quickly lose resistance It’s more likely to cause death in which position you attack, and many of these are special skills that you can’t learn in regular military schools.
This is mainly due to the instructor Mr. Bart, who was trained in Brandenburg. Speaking of speaking, Brandenburg is not training special forces at all, but more advanced armed spies. Lieutenant Bart performed many arduous missions of infiltration and destruction before and after the Battle of England, and his knight iron cross was also derived from this. Coming.
In the battle for the destruction of Castantino Ban, Barthes watched the battle all the way. The Greeks were more professional and brave than he thought. They knew that this action would definitely lead to the final destruction of the village, and the Italians would definitely Retaliation will be launched for this, but no one has objected to it at this moment.
However, it is said that the Greek government has assured them that all losses caused by the war will be doubled back to the Italians after the war.
Italian pioneers made a mistake that veterans would never make. After entering the village, they did not gather together, but dispersed and entered the residential search in groups. This is simply a creation for opponents. Each opportunity to break.
In the end, of the eighteen Italian officers and soldiers of the Castantino class, ten were killed on the spot, and the remaining eight were captured by Greek villagers, including two lightly wounded and three severely wounded. Among the severely wounded, there was the leader of the team. Castantino.
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