Before the Russo-Finnish War was over, Germany was already ready to launch another attack.
This time it's not France, but Norway.
During the Russo-Finnish War, Britain and France repeatedly exposed their intentions against Norway, which made Mustache very worried.
Norwegian iron ore is really important to Germany.
If the British and French forces control Norway, Germany will lose its most important source of iron ore, which is a fatal blow to Germany.
Therefore, after the Russo-Finnish War, Norway's importance to Germany skyrocketed, and the "Business Building Plan" had to make concessions for Norway.
Yes, until this time, the British and French allied forces still believed deeply in the "Ye Lou Plan" and made defensive adjustments in response to the deployment of the "Ye Lou Plan". The British troops in France had reached 20 divisions by March.
After half a year, 30% of the military expansion plan after the war was finally completed.
This mobilization speed is slower than that of the last world war.
Half a year after the outbreak of the last world war, more than 1 million British troops arrived in France to fight.
On March 1, Mustache issued a formal top-secret instruction to implement the "Weiseburg Exercise".
The Weiselberg exercise is not an exercise, but a German combat plan against Norway.
In this plan, the German navy, land and air forces combined to launch a three-dimensional attack on Norway. The German army would land in Norway at six ports from south to north at the same time. In the first stage, they would seize ports and airports, and in the second stage, they would advance into the interior of Norway.
In order to cope with the possible support from the British and French coalition forces, Germany's elite troops once again came out in full force and made a lot of preparations for the execution of the "Weiseburg Exercise".
The Germans' preparations were smoke bombs.
Didn't the British and French allied forces firmly believe in the "Yelou Plan"?
The Germans used the phone to their advantage, and even though they knew the phone was being monitored by the British, they still used the phone to release smoke bombs for an upcoming attack on France.
Therefore, until the Royal Navy received the information that the German navy had left the port, the British and French forces still firmly believed that the target of Germany's attack was not Norway, but France.
So the powerful Royal Navy rushed out to intercept the German fleet attacking France, and Germany was able to successfully land in Norway.
In fact, before this, the British and French forces had every chance to stop the German attack.
As early as September last year, out of concern for Germany, Winston suggested placing mines on the coast of Norway to prevent Germany from launching an attack on Norway.
This request was rejected by the Norwegian government.
It was also rejected by France.
France has good reasons to avoid further angering Germany.
In order to achieve this goal, France even rejected the suggestion of placing mines on the Rhine River, as if this would appease the Germans.
On the eve of the German attack, Winston was still in a meeting with Gamelin.
Winston suggested dropping mines into Norwegian waters on April 5 to deter the German ambitions.
France is still opposed.
After some debate, it was decided to postpone the mine-dropping operation for three days and start implementation on the 8th.
On the night of the 6th, the Germans dispatched 1 pocket battleship, 2 heavy cruisers, 7 light cruisers, 14 destroyers, 28 submarines and several auxiliary ships to officially launch an attack on Norway.
At 1:25 pm on the 7th, a British Navy reconnaissance aircraft reported that a powerful German fleet was found moving north, crossing the Skagerrak, and heading towards the Norwegian coast.
This was the last chance to stop the Germans, but it was easily wasted by the Royal Navy.
The Royal Navy was convinced that the Germans were out to attack France.
The British main fleet set sail from the Scapa Flow base at 7:30 pm, headed north to intercept the German fleet, and formed a battle formation on the North Sea to search for German ships in order to annihilate the German fleet in one battle.
The result was nothing.
Compared with the British and French intelligence agencies, the German intelligence is obviously more accurate.
Otherwise you wouldn't be able to explain why there are so many coincidences.
Considering the position of the Duke and Lady of Windsor, everything starts to make sense.
At 4:20 a.m. on April 9, the German envoy in Copenhagen submitted an ultimatum to the Danish government, requiring Denmark to immediately accept "German protection" and giving a response within one hour.
At 5:20, the German envoy in Oslo submitted another ultimatum with the same content to the Norwegian government.
At this time, the German fleet had forced into major ports in Norway and had launched an attack on Denmark from sea and land.
In Narvik, two ancient Norwegian armored ships, "Eddesvold" and "Norki", refused to surrender to the Germans. The Germans launched an attack. Both armored ships were sunk, and 30 Norwegian sailors were killed.
In Oslo, the German flagship "Blücher" heavy cruiser, which had been in service for only six months, was sunk by the Norwegian army's coastal defense artillery.
The heavy cruiser "Blücher" is the latest warship of the German army.
Interestingly, the first to fire on the heavy cruiser "Blücher" were three German-made Krupp 280mm coastal defense guns installed in 1893.
What dealt a fatal blow to the heavy cruiser "Blücher" was the shore-mounted twin torpedo tubes.
It was through the heavy cruiser "Blücher" that many people learned that torpedoes could actually be installed on the coast.
The sinking of the heavy cruiser "Blücher" resulted in the death of 1,600 German soldiers. The fleet commander, Rear Admiral Oskar Konmuts, fell into the water and was captured.
At noon on the 9th, about five companies of German airborne troops landed at the Fornabu Airport near Oslo, and Oslo fell.
The speed of progress of the Germans is truly amazing.
During the attack on Poland, the German army carried out blitzkrieg for the first time.
During the attack on Norway, the German army had already begun to try three-dimensional operations.
This is also the first time in human history that airborne troops have truly participated in combat.
It was at the same time that Germany began to attack that the Royal Navy realized Germany's true purpose.
On the afternoon of the 9th, the main force of the British Home Fleet appeared near Bergen.
Germany did not dispatch its navy, but instead dispatched its bomber force to attack the British Home Fleet.
The results are stunning.
A British destroyer was sunk, a battleship and two heavy cruisers were damaged. The British Home Fleet had undergone many modernizations and modifications and added a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower, but it was still unable to effectively defend against German bomber attacks.
It was only then that Winston was convinced that Rock was right and that the battleship had indeed reached the time of elimination.
Unfortunately, it is too late. Since the end of the last world war, Britain has still adhered to the "big ships and cannons" doctrine and put more resources into the navy.
Now Britain has finally been punished.
Of course, it is not too late. Compared with the British Air Force in another time and space, the British Air Force in this time and space is more powerful.
On the night of the 9th, the British dispatched 24 bombers and sank the seriously injured German light cruiser "Königsberg".
From the 10th to the 13th, the British dispatched a large number of bombers to attack the German forces in Narvik, and 10 German destroyers were sunk.
On the 14th, the British and French forces landed at Narvik in northern Norway and Trondheim in the center. The British and French forces that landed in the center launched an attack on Trondheim on the 19th.
The battle was very difficult. The British and French forces that landed in the center were bombed indiscriminately by the Germans because they had no air protection. They suffered heavy casualties and were forced to withdraw from the Norwegian battlefield on May 2.
In the battle for Narvik, the British and French forces were supported by the fleet and air force and had a huge advantage. They launched a brutal tug-of-war with the German army.
The German army showed tenacity and defeated the attacks of the British and French coalition forces many times without air superiority. The balance of victory seemed to begin to tilt towards the British and French coalition forces.
At this time, the British and French governments did not realize that the disappearance of German bombers from the battlefield was not because the German bombers had suffered losses, but because the German bomber forces were preparing to attack France.
On May 10, just as the British and French forces gradually gained the advantage on the battlefield in Norway, Germany finally took the initiative to end the sit-in war and launched an attack on France.
Before the outbreak of the war, the British and French forces had 3 million troops on the Western Front, of which 2 million were French troops.
The Allies deployed 5,800 tanks on the Western Front, although 1,500 of them were honest Renaults that participated in the last World War. Compared with the German Panzer 1 tank, Renault's performance was not completely lagging behind, and it still had the ability to fight back.
In addition to tanks, the Allies also possess 14,000 artillery pieces and more than 3,500 aircraft.
What should be noted here is that of the 3,500 Allied aircraft, including British domestic aircraft, there are only 2,500 aircraft on the Western Front, of which more than 2,000 are French.
Less than 30% of France's two thousand aircraft are operational, and the performance of most of the aircraft is seriously lagging behind. Only some of the aircraft have the ability to fight German aircraft.
This also laid serious hidden dangers for France's rapid defeat.
At the same time, Germany also mobilized nearly 3 million people to participate in the attack on France, nearly a quarter of whom were veterans of the last World War.
Compared with the depleted British and French forces, the German army had more rigorous training, higher morale, and even more advanced weapons and equipment.
This is simply unbelievable. It is understandable that the German army has stricter training.
Because of the successive annexations of Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland, it is understandable that morale is higher.
However, the Germans, who had been sanctioned for 20 years by the Treaty of Versailles, even had more advanced weapons and equipment, which was unexplainable.
When Germany launched its attack on France, a total of 2,700 tanks and self-propelled artillery and approximately 7,500 artillery pieces were deployed on the Western Front. The Luftwaffe was divided into two parts to fight. 1,815 combat aircraft, 487 transport aircraft and 50 gliders were deployed to support B.
Army Group, while an additional 3,286 combat aircraft were deployed to support Army Groups A and C.
Now you know how terrifying Germany's industrial capabilities are.
In just a few months, Germany already has 5,638 aircraft.
Let’s not talk about how terrifying Germany’s industrial capabilities are. With so many aircraft, there is always a need for enough pilots.
When did Germany have so many pilots?
This question should be asked of Russia, Southern Africa, the United States, even the United Kingdom and France.
Germany also has a huge advantage in the deployment of its troops.
By continuously releasing smoke bombs, the British and French forces had become convinced of Germany's "Business Plan", and Germany had been adjusting the real combat plan. By the time the German army began to attack, the German combat plan had been revised three times.
, the person behind the final plan was Erich von Manstein, Chief of Staff of Army Group A.
