The capture of Nice represented the end of the Battle of Nice. After Lieutenant General Fast retreated with the French army, the Southern Army continued to occupy Antibes, Cannes and other places one after another.
During this period, the Italian army also encountered small-scale battles with French militiamen who were unwilling to evacuate their hometown. However, these people were poorly equipped, poorly trained, and their numbers were small. They could not easily be wiped out by the French army without even setting off a wave.
Of course, there are still some French troops who do not want to give up their positions, but for the Italian troops who broke through the Nice Mountains (the most dangerous), this is not up to them. After a battle, they were basically recaptured by the Italian troops.
The Battle of Nice ended after occupying the entire Nice area.
According to subsequent understanding, the French army dispatched a total of 10 divisions and other troops in this battle, totaling 210,000 people. The Italian army dispatched a total of 13 divisions and other troops with a total of more than 260,000 people.
After fierce fighting, the French army lost 18,000 people, injured 57,000, captured 32,000 people, and went missing more than 3,000 people, with a total loss of 110,000 people. The attacking Italian army lost 15,000 people, injured 43,000 people, and was captured.
More than 500 people were killed, and more than 1,000 people were missing, resulting in a total loss of 60,000 people.
If the 11th Army had not broken into the flank of Nice and caused a huge stir, it would have been impossible for the Southern Army to capture Nice at such a low cost.
The various difficult terrain and solid positions along the way gave the officers and soldiers of the Southern Group a headache. In addition, during the Battle of Nice, there was a weapon that the officers and soldiers were full of praise for, and that was the 240mm heavy mortar.
This mortar that can fire 240mm shells only weighs 840 kilograms. Although its range is only 4,500 meters, it is enough for mountainous terrain.
Because of its portability, great power, and sufficient range, few of the fortifications deployed by the French army in the mountains along the route could withstand its attacks. It was truly a weapon for mountain warfare.
This gun was also the latest development of the Turin Arsenal. 24 guns were urgently produced for use by the Southern Front Army, and the effect was surprisingly good.
The end of the Battle of Nice gave Italy the energy to start the Egyptian campaign, but before that, the world-famous Battle of Paris had come to an end.
Starting from May 27, the Battle of Paris has been the focus of attention of Britain and France. Even if Italy is causing trouble in North Africa and in the direction of France, they are focused on dealing with the Germans in the Paris area and will not give up until Paris is recaptured.
Britain and France continued to accumulate troops in Paris, trying to use flesh and blood as a basis to win the Battle of Paris step by step. Although their method had many shortcomings, it was still very effective with the support of huge troops.
The British and French armies also paid a frightening price and finally advanced the defense line to the vicinity of Saint-Denis. There was no way, it was too difficult for the British and French to capture Pontepuian. The German army had trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns.
Waiting for the defense line to be fortified made the British and French soldiers' legs and feet tremble.
Especially after more than 80,000 people were shot and killed by machine guns in Bonteru, the British army paid special attention to the density of machine guns. It was also because the huge casualties suffered in Bonteru in one day frightened the British officers and soldiers, and when they were delayed for two days in transporting a large number of artillery,
, German reinforcements also arrived.
As a result, the two sides fought a battle around Bonteru, leaving craters everywhere around the town. From the air, it looked like the surface of the moon.
After fighting for more than half a month, he found that he could not defeat the opponent. Admiral Haig had no choice but to make a new choice. He decided to give up the attack on Bonteru and instead attack Lièreville in the southeast, extending the front to search for the enemy.
loopholes.
For this reason, he told his idea to General Gallieni, the commander of the right-wing French army, and it didn't take long for the other party to agree with his idea.
The French army was better than the British army. They had just captured Seri, but when the casualty figures were presented to General Gallieni, even he, a veteran general, felt his heart bleeding. 130,000 people
We must know that the enemy only deployed 140,000 troops on the front line of Seri. Later, others retreated and brought back at least half of the troops.
This loss is too great. How should we fight the next battle?
Both commanders felt heavy pressure, which is why General Gallieni agreed to pivot, abandon the first combat plan, and reposition the target in the second combat plan.
As a result, the two sides began to turn around almost at the same time. They no longer continued to attack Pontepu, but changed to a more achievable goal and attacked Saint-Vie.
As a result, the two men immediately turned their guns and attacked Lieerville and Weir, trying to pass through here and open the way to Saint-Vie. However, it was not easy to get through Saint-Vie. Admiral Kluck had already deployed two troops here.
It has the strength of three divisions, and there are still 20,000 troops in Villeparthy 7 kilometers behind it.
General Kluck had already seen that the enemy did not want to fight him in the urban area of Paris, so Paris did not need so many people. He left one army to defend, and the others deployed layers of interceptions in the direction of the British and French attacks, trying to use a net to trap the enemy.
Troops stopped.
After continuous fighting, although Britain and France captured two places, they still found that they had suffered too many casualties. If they really followed the plan, their soldiers might have rebelled before they reached Saint-Vie.
So they continued to narrow down the campaign targets, and Saint-Denis became an acceptable target for them. Then they continued to fight. The British and French armies chose Saint-Denis, which was 6 kilometers away from Paris, as their target.
However, although the appetite has become smaller, the German army still needs to be driven out of Paris.
How could this be possible? How could Admiral Kluck be allowed to do so?
Nothing to say, keep fighting.
So around the German army's retreat in Paris, the two sides continued to fight bloody battles in Villepinte, Marina, Cergy and other places.
Troops were used in the area one after another, and the two sides were fighting so hard that they ran out of body bags. The treatment of wounded soldiers was even more of a headache. For this reason, the government also summoned hundreds of domestic surgeons and more than a thousand nurses.
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However, as they continued to fight, some British and French soldiers found that the German troops facing them were slowly getting weaker. The opposing soldiers' shots were not accurate enough, and they occasionally showed panicked expressions.
This information soon reached the ears of the two commanders Haig and Gallieni. At this time, they both realized that the opportunity to win had come. As a result, more troops and more fierce attacks attacked these weak points.
Go. They put on no makeup and show off their appearance, driving the Germans out of Paris.
Soon they successively conquered Villepinte, Marina, Cergy and other places, all the way to a position only 7 or 8 kilometers away from Saint-Denis.
If General Kluck had not boldly deployed a division from Paris and blocked the enemy with the only three divisions he had in hand, the opponent would have probably rushed into Saint-Denis in one go.
The main reason why the German army was at a disadvantage in Paris and was gradually being driven out of Paris was because the German army did not have enough troops in the Paris area.
Although Xiao Maoqi continued to mobilize troops, the eastern front, domestic reserves, and newly formed troops, the available troops in the Paris area were never enough. Faced with the constant shortage of troops in the Paris area, the anxious Xiao Maoqi made a mistake and returned some
Troops who had not completed their training were also sent to Paris.
Faced with the harm that his foolish move had done to the war situation in Paris, Moltke also felt regretful. Faced with the situation that Paris was about to be encircled, he reluctantly gave an order to General Kluck, asking him to withdraw his troops from Paris and retreat to Goussainville.
This is a small town in the northern suburbs of Paris, 15 kilometers away from Paris.
Even though he knew that the furious emperor would remove him from his post, the situation no longer allowed the troops to stay in Paris.
As Moltke's order was issued, the German troops in Paris gradually evacuated through Saint-Denis. After the German troops retreated, the British and French troops finally captured Saint-Denis. At this time, they were unable to attack the German troops retreating to Goussainville, and the enemy was covered with wounds.
, and he was bleeding profusely.
On November 12, Paris finally returned to French hands.
The goal of encircling and annihilating the German army was not achieved, but the news that Paris was recaptured was inspiring enough.
In this Battle of Paris, Britain, France and Germany invested a total of 2.78 million troops, of which Britain and France invested 1.59 million troops, while Germany invested 1.19 million troops.
Among them, the British army as the attacker suffered 410,000 casualties, the French army suffered 450,000 casualties, and the Allies suffered total casualties of 860,000. The German army as the defender suffered 690,000 casualties. The total casualties on both sides reached 1.45 million.
Such huge casualties not only shocked other countries, but also the three countries participating in the Battle of Paris, Britain, France and Germany.
