Rasputin of the East

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“I report, the capture of Paris is complete, the Germans are annihilated, there are no prisoners of war.”

“Didn’t you catch it?”

“No, I’m sorry they refused to be taken prisoner and fought so fiercely… I’m sorry.”

“These guys wanted to die, so why are you apologizing? How is Paris?”

“As a result of prioritizing the rescue of survivors, the number of survivors…is higher than expected.”

“The horse has bones.”

“It seems that the French resistance had quite a bit of hidden civilians in the catacombs. However, there are very few buildings that are in good condition.”

“A list?”

“Of all the bridges that cross the Seine, the Iena Bridge is the only one that has not been blown up. The Panthéon and the Louvre were somehow managed to get their hands on it without being destroyed.”

“… what about the collection?”

“Most of them are fine. Perhaps there was no time to loot.”

“…. the Walther model is not the one to direct the bombing of Paris.”

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Manstein, who was listening, opened his mouth.

“Almost all of those who were killed said that the Armed Forces had a small number of national defense forces mixed in, but only Bio, who is cautiously thinking that some fanatics might run into a runaway.”

“dervish?”

“It is true that Hitler gave the order in advance to plan ahead for the complete destruction of several cities if they could not be defended.

“Then you mean it was discussed in advance at the German government level?”

“It was Hitler’s order. Of course, the military did not take it seriously, but once Hitler gave the order, they made a rough plan. Of course, they had no intention of executing it, but they did it on their own accord.”

Therefore, it was an evasive statement that he and the Wehrmacht were not responsible.

“……… First, it is true that Paris was completely destroyed, so it must be restored. The headquarters will be set up at the Louvre, and the victims will be housed in the catacombs in cooperation with the Resistance. ”

“There are many people who need immediate medical assistance. Keeping them in the catacombs would not be very good for their health…”

“What’s left of a large building nearby?”

“If you ask what is left, the Panthéon is still intact at 1.6km away.”

“We use it as a temporary medical facility.”

The cemetery was to be used as a medical facility, but it was difficult to collect it in any empty space, and it was necessary to lay it down somewhere with a roof, so there was no choice.

“Did you say that the model army fled?”

“Yeah, he left behind a small squadron and escaped, and it is said that Hell began shortly after they got out.”

“On the basis that this is the model’s command?”

“Models are not like that…”

“General Manstein, you are lost.”

“It is not easy because all government offices and documents are burned. We have to rely solely on pure testimony, since they refused to surrender and were all over the place.”

“Tsuk, so the remnants wouldn’t even know if they hid in the catacombs? It is difficult to distinguish between a co-worker and a spy.”

“…….Yes?”

“Never get out of the catacombs unless the civilians are seriously injured, leave the wounded in the Panthéon, strengthen the security, and the resistance … they can’t be trusted either. Ask the Resistance to return the weapon.”

“Otherwise, disarming is not going to be accepted by the Resistance.”

“Look, is Paris now liberated or not?”

“It’s done.”

“So, did the Resistance fight to liberate Paris? Or did you fight for something else?”

“……”

“If you say no, does that mean you have other ideas? If you give them a deadline for disarming and do not present their weapons by that time, you will be considered as German co-workers.”

The fact that all the documents have been lost means that anyone can be framed as a spy or a spy.

“……All right.”

“How about the defense of Orléans? Rokosovsky?”

“Don’t worry, don’t you know the breakthrough power of my troops? We have already arrived outside Orléans, the current model army has only just arrived near Chartres due to the problem of the destroyed railway, our army will finish building the defense before they get to Orléans, and the model is walking on a limb. ”

“Please don’t be vigilant.”

“Hey, do you think I’ve been careless? General Konev?”

“Honestly, I can’t help but be concerned, haven’t we already lost to a model once before?”

In fact, Rokosovsky was frankly shy when he mentioned that he had been hit by a model once, but he could not be angry in front of him because it was Konev who defended him at that time.

“That’s why we bring the general and fight together, isn’t it?”

“Our military is undergoing a reorganization in Paris, so we may get there sooner rather than later.”

“What about Paris?”

“I decided to entrust it to the Hungarian Army.”

“All right.”

“And the reinforcements and the Czechs are going to make additional landings to defend your rear.

Even Konef knew that saying something like this would be of no use, but he couldn’t help but say it.

“Do you know where I liked it?”

“But, are you leaving only that much troops in the rear?”

“Do you have a German army? I was afraid that the German army would betray me anyway, so if I left a large army behind, I was defeated by the model. But if you wait for the model to come down, you will not be able to respond to the German betrayal.”

“Even so… I quit, because the result was good anyway.”

“Yes, yes.”

“It won’t be easy for a model this time too.”

All the latest weapons were mobilized, and all available troops were drawn in.

All of them are the best

Even models will not be able to break the snare they have set this time. Last time they had to rely on awe, but now they would have to lean on it. They are all behind in terms of number, supply, and proficiency.

***

“Half of the Köhinis Tigers have already self-destructed. General.”

The self-destruction of the tank does not happen otherwise, it is self-destructing when the fuel runs out or it cannot be towed.

The tankers who had to destroy their tanks wept and said goodbye to their tanks.

In fact, it wasn’t just the trains. Vehicles were scrapped one after another, and the horses that could not win the forced march also died.

In addition, the Russians blew up their attack planes in disgust. The Russian ground attack aircraft Do335G, armed with four machine guns, destroyed German supply vehicles with machine guns, bombs and rockets.

The situation of the German army, which had no separate front and rear, was the worst.

The final offensive, when the supply has run out, the goal is to reach Vichy.

About 10 divisions under his command, more than half of which were armored units, but their tank stock was extremely low.

Fortunately, British troops from western France joined in time, and the food and fuel they brought were also helpful, and they were able to equip 1,200 tanks of various types.

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Many of them were improvised assault guns, plunder tanks, and tanks 1-4 that should have been retired, but the number of Panthers and Tigers was by no means small.

In addition, the Luftwaffe, the Royal Air Force, and the Falschrumjaeger were all mobilized to assemble a force that would literally make a counterattack virtually impossible if this failed.

Now all that was left was the attack.

***

“We don’t have to slap the model, the model will slap us.”

Rokosovsky pointed to the map.

“I don’t know which axis the enemies will try to attack, but one thing is for sure, the model herself is going to ride a shit line as long as Manstein is attacking Vichy.”

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Manstein is raking up his troops somehow, and receiving support from our army, he is attacking Vichy with one field army.

Of course, as a field army, it feels a bit small and can be viewed as a reinforced corps level.

Six SS divisions deployed to Vichy also responded immediately. But they weren’t very good either.

The forces deployed to Vichy were the 10th SS Panzer Division, 17SS Armored Grenadier Division, 32 SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, 33 Armed Grenadier Division, 37 SS Dragon Cavalry Division, and 38 SS Grenadier Division.

The problem was that none of these units were normal.

The 10th and 32nd Divisions were being reorganized after a significant portion of the division’s forces were torn apart while facing the Russian offensive, the 17th Division was an armored grenadier division, an infantry division with no vehicles, and the 37th Division was destroyed while fighting the Russian army. It was a unit made by gathering and reorganizing the remnants of the defeated, and the 33rd Division had only brigade-level troops organized with local French collaborators. It was a regiment-level force that could be said to have been newly established.

Only then, even if the actual troops under Manstein’s command were the level of a few divisions, there was no way he could be certain of victory.

Even more so, since all of Manstein’s troops were full panzer divisions and panzergrenadier divisions.

Both sides had to be prepared for a lot of damage, but Manstein had no choice.

I can’t help but hit

And Heidrich would fight to death, but in a situation where the number and quality of troops were inferior to Manstein’s, there was nothing but the defender’s advantage to endure.

And that’s why the model has no choice but to launch an attack.

Therefore, the Russians did not have to walk into the meat grinder.

Just waiting for the enemies to walk into the meat grinder that Rokosovsky has carefully prepared.

However, what he could not understand was the fact that they were fighting with their weapons up to now.

Isn’t this war already lost?

Why do Vichy still cry for resistance, and in response to it, the model and her subordinates fight back with strict discipline?

Don’t they think they lose? If they too had eyes and ears, they would have known that this fight would be meaningless.

What, who do you believe in, where your majesty has passed away and you want the Crown Prince to act like Peter III?

Otherwise, I couldn’t understand it. It is no exaggeration to say that the British Empire, the only surviving ally that claimed to rule all seas and waves, had already lost 80% of its power.

He didn’t understand.

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Maybe it took a lifetime to understand it.

But just because you don’t understand doesn’t mean you can’t break it, never, never.

‘Model Otto Moritz Walter, I will pay you back the debt of that day.’