Imperial Overlord

"Wittmann! Wittman!" Outside the barracks, the battalion commander followed behind the regiment commander, shouting the name of his first hero.

Wittman came out of the barracks and saluted his two superiors: "Sir! Mitchell Wittman is reporting to you!"

"Pack up! Our battalion will keep all the equipment, cancel the designation and transfer to the Western Front." The battalion commander glanced at the regiment commander helplessly and said to Wittmann.

"Ah?" Wittmann was obviously taken aback by the news he heard. He looked at the battalion commander who was a little embarrassed, and then looked at the regiment commander who was a little reluctant to bear him, and asked, "What are you going to do on the Western Front?"

As we all know, although the fighting on the western front is very intense, 90% of it is the work of the air force and the navy. Even if the army does it, it is not very necessary for the infantry landing operations of the armored troops.

In this case, the best way to transfer your battalion to the Western Front is to use it as a coaching team. At most, it is to train some armored soldiers, and the days are very leisurely.

It is a pity that because of the increasing tension on the Eastern Front, 90% of the main force of the German army, the battle-hardened generals, began to concentrate on the Eastern Front. Going to the Western Front now seems to be a mobilization with few prospects for development.

After all, Wittmann is just Wittmann, he is just the captain of a tank. It is simply unrealistic to expect him to analyze strategy or know some high-level insider.

Therefore, when he heard that his unit was going to be transferred to France, the whole person felt bad.

Moreover, he still cares about a detail that his troops have to leave all the equipment, even the designation, so wouldn't he be going to serve in other troops?

For a German unit with a legacy of history and honor, it was a hurtful move. Losing the number of the previous unit and transferring to a new unit will make many people uncomfortable.

"Don't think about it blindly. In fact, we are going to be temporarily classified as an independent heavy armored battalion of the armored division of the Guard Flag Team of the Head of State, so the original designation cannot be brought over and used." The battalion commander seemed very excited. Said more.

Because from the point of view of the grass-roots officers, it is definitely a good thing to be excited about being able to serve in the army named after the head of state and become the main force in it.

Even the head of the regiment was full of envy at this moment. That's Adolf Hitler's Guard Panzer Division! I heard that the division commander Dietrich is the commander who can meet the Führer at any time.

Sure enough, upon hearing the news, Wittmann became excited too. He may now be transferred to Adolf Hitler's Guard Panzer Division as an officer of the Führer's SS.

So he turned back quickly and shouted loudly to Homan and Ekhov: "Ehoff! Homan! Pack up! We are leaving here!"

"In France, I heard that a regiment's latest Panther tank is ready. We will act as a training battalion there first, and will be responsible for training those idiots!" Ministry's car, leaving in the car.

Many officers from the battalion next door came to congratulate, because I heard that the supplies and materials of the armored division of the Fuhrer's Guard Flag Team were all handled by the Fuhrer himself. With Dietrich, the treatment was much better than that of ordinary troops.

Moreover, everyone thinks that the transfer of troops to the western front at this time means that there is definitely a battle to be fought, and maybe it will be fought before the eastern front.

For young people, it is their dream to have the opportunity to participate in the battle and make achievements. Now is 1940, Germany's invincible year, not the waning year of 1944.

At the end of the war, it is often a tragic thing for soldiers to go to the front line. The brutal war means that many people will never return to their hometowns.

However, this situation did not exist in the early days of the war. The honor of victory and fighting for the country to the end were the main theme. Young people are eager to fight, and they seem to have endless power.

The deployment of a new mechanized infantry division to the Western Front and the expansion of the Führer's Guard Panzer Division into a separate tank regiment is definitely a big deal for the Army.

It was precisely because of this incident that Brauchitch, who had been fighting **** the Eastern Front, returned to Berlin in a hurry. This time when I met the Führer Hitler, I didn't want to talk about Rommel.

"My head of state, transferred 20,000 people and cut down nearly 200 armored combat vehicles on the Eastern Front, which seriously interfered with the strategic deployment of the Army General Headquarters!" Brauchitch persuaded Li Le.

That's not a decimal! If these 200 tanks and tank destroyers are placed on the eastern front, Brauchitch can form another armored division!

He was used to doing this before, not to mention that there are so many 200 armored combat vehicles, even if there are only 150, he dares to come up with the framework of an armored division first, and then reluctantly use it.

But now, when the eastern front is getting more and more tense, the head of state has withheld some production and left tanks and cars on the western front! This was absolutely dangerous and made Brauchitch very unhappy.

"If you need it, I can support infantry that is more suitable for landing operations. If necessary, both divisions can!" Brauchitch gave his bargaining chips.

Army executives would rather trade infantry that can't keep up with the attacking force, or simply wasted supplies occupying supply lines, in exchange for valuable armor.

Although it is said that the combat effectiveness of the armored divisions in the hands of Brauchitch has been much stronger than in the same period in history, the black hole of the army's needs has never been filled.

It's that simple, if there are 20 armored divisions, then the Army is thinking about 40 armored divisions. And if 40 armored divisions are really formed, the army is thinking about 60 armored divisions.

Facing the broad and long Eastern Front, Brauchitch estimated that 45 armored divisions might not be enough, so he cherished the armored units he already had.

"The purpose of attacking the United Kingdom is to solve the hidden dangers in the west once and for all!" Li Le replied, looking at the commander-in-chief Brauchitch, who had ended the Rommel North Africa topic.

As he spoke, he walked in front of Brauchitch and looked up at the army commander slightly: "Are you going to use an SS armored division to occupy the whole of England?"

In the history of Germany, there are too many famous and effective troops, including the 1st Panzer Division and other Wehrmacht troops, as well as the first few well-known ace troops of the SS.

Now most of these troops are not on the battlefield of the Western Front landing in Britain. The only trump card in Dietrich's hand is the Panzer Division of the Waffen SS Adolf Hitler's Guard Flag.

Counting the 112th Division and other troops, even if they landed in the UK and achieved victory, the subsequent battle to expand the occupied area still requires more troops to fill the longer and longer front.

It is impossible for these troops to use the second-line troops to make up the number, so Li Le transferred the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division, hoping that this division can cooperate with the 112th Division to protect Dietrich's flank.

The most difficult strategic stage is not just landing a link. Looking at Brauchitch, Li Le reprimanded: "Always staring at my petty profits, do you think that we can defeat a powerful country like Britain by relying on three to five divisions?"

Even counting Goering's paratroopers, the German troops on the British battlefield are now only a little over 150,000 in ten divisions.

Wanting to rely on 150,000 people, kill more than 1 million British troops, and occupy one large city after another, is as difficult as landing in Britain.

After basically solving the difficulties of landing, what Li Le now has to solve is the various problems that he will encounter after landing in the UK.

Under the supervision and improvement of Li Le, "Sea Lion Project" is now a systematic and complete combat plan. Every aspect of it is precise and accurate, right down to the city of London.

Only when the Germans hit the city of London was it really possible for Britain to accept the terms of surrender and make concessions.

Only by occupying London and controlling more than one-third of British territory can Germany truly ensure that the Atlantic Wall is truly complete and impregnable.

"Then, my head of state, do you mean that you plan to expand the size of the army entering the UK?" Brausch asked.

Originally, on the issue of landing in the UK, he was much more cautious than the Yuan Prime Minister. But after solving some of the login problems, he is more optimistic than Yuan.

Army Headquarters is optimistic that once the landing is completed and actual control of the coastal area is obtained, the battle will basically be over.

Britain would surrender because it was powerless to resist, and the fighting would be over in a dozen days at most within a month. Therefore, it is not necessary to draw up plans to attack London or even hit areas such as Birmingham.

However, the Supreme Command led by the head of state did not think so. Under the influence of the head of state, Keitel and others felt that the United Kingdom might fight to the death, so a follow-up battle plan had to be drawn up.

For the follow-up combat plan, in addition to mobilizing a large number of follow-up troops, more main force support is required.

As a battle reserve, the 9th Mechanized Infantry Division was first transferred to the Western Front. When the Panzer Division was mobilized, the Supreme Command encountered resistance from the General Command.

After all, the Eastern Front is also very dangerous now, and it is a risky act to send troops to leave. Although he complained that HQ was too cautious and cautious, Keitel could not say that Brauchitch was unnecessary.

The product of the final compromise was to transfer a main tank battalion from the eastern front to the western front to help form an independent tank regiment. This tank regiment is quite powerful in terms of data. It is equipped with Leopard tanks, which can be said to be a benchmark.