At three o'clock in the afternoon on October 10, nearly 400 Allied bombers dropped more than 3,000 tons of bombs on Berlin.
Berlin was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Tens of thousands of houses were destroyed, nearly 4,000 people were killed in air strikes, more than 100,000 people were displaced, and property losses amounted to one billion marks.
Compared with property damage, the bombing of Berlin brought greater psychological deterrence to the Germans.
Since the outbreak of the European War, the German army has been victorious. Germany has become the dominant country on the European continent. Berlin seems to have replaced London and Paris as the center of Europe.
The border is constantly advancing into the distance, first Poland, then Norway, then France——
Berlin has never been hit by air raids since the outbreak of the European War. This was the first time Berliners felt the cruelty of war.
The Luftwaffe paid a heavy price in order to prevent the Allies. 175 aircraft were destroyed, most of which were the latest models. Although all the pilots who parachuted were rescued, more than 60 pilots still died in the air battle.
Allied losses were negligible compared with German losses. Only 29 Cheetahs were damaged, 11 of which successfully flew back to the UK, and only 18 crashed or made forced landings in Germany.
Rodri's skydiving location is located near Hamburg on the north bank of the Elbe River.
Hamburg has beautiful scenery, a long history, and many places of interest. The University of Hamburg, founded in 1919, has a close relationship with the University of Nyasaland, and many humanities disciplines have received help from the University of Nyasaland.
This is normal. After all, Nyasaland University itself has many professors from Germany, and they still have feelings for Germany.
Of course only in peacetime Germany.
When parachuting, Rodri was actually not worried. Even if he was captured by the Germans, the Germans would most likely not abuse him. After all, during the Battle of Britain, hundreds of German pilots were captured by the Allies. If the Germans
If you dare to mistreat a captured Allied pilot, the Allies will retaliate in kind.
That's not right, it's definitely not equal.
Germany's policy of rule in the occupied territories was very cruel. If German troops were attacked, the local people would have to pay 300-500 times the price to bury the Germans who were attacked.
The Germans also learned this skill from the British.
During the Second Boer War, if the British army was attacked, they would put all the Boers within ten miles of the attack center into prison.
The British have not changed now.
After the outbreak of the European War, the United Kingdom established hundreds of concentration camps on the mainland, incarcerating all Germans and Italians living in the United Kingdom, even if they became British citizens.
So in this regard, the British are the same as the Germans, no one should despise the other.
The air battle broke out very suddenly, and the German ground forces did not move that fast.
After landing, Rodri threw the seat and parachute into the Elbe River as quickly as possible, carrying only a pistol, and fled into the forest near Hamburg.
The Elbe River is one of the main shipping waterways in Central Europe. It originates from the southern foot of the Krkonose Mountain near the border between the Czech Republic and Poland, passes through Bohemia in the northwest of the Czech Republic, and enters eastern Germany 40 kilometers southeast of Dresden.
, and empties into the North Sea in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony.
The total length of the Elbe River is about 1,165 kilometers, about one-third of which flows through the Czech Republic and two-thirds through Germany, with a total basin area of 144,060 square kilometers.
After three hours of trekking through the forest, Rodri discovered a wooden house.
Wooden houses in the forest are not common. In 1940, the development around Hamburg was not complete, and the forest was not suitable for long-term human survival. After careful observation, Rodri made sure that there was no one in the house, and then he boldly approached the wooden house.
The furnishings in the house were very simple. There was only a sofa in the living room in front of the fireplace, which was still warm. There were sausages hanging on the wall in the kitchen. Rodri was already hungry, so he took off the sausages and ate three of them.
tasty!
He had to show off for eating someone else's sausage for no reason, so Rodri took out ten marks from his pocket and put it on the fireplace.
Don't ask why a southern African pilot would carry a Mark with him. This is thanks to the thoughtfulness of the air force logistics personnel. Allied pilots had already made various preparations before departure, including what would be needed to parachute in enemy-occupied areas.
Rodri even learned some German so he could ask for help when needed.
Rodri himself didn't even expect that his move saved his life.
Just when Rodri turned around and was about to leave.
Rodri was surprised to find that there was a man at the door. This man had a shotgun in his hand, and the black muzzle was pointed at Rodri.
What frightened Rodri even more was that there were two huge German shepherd dogs with fierce eyes, sharp canine teeth, and drooling at the corners of their mouths that were ready to attack.
God can prove that Rodri has spent his whole life learning how to fly a plane and is really not good at handling the situation in front of him.
So even though the pistol in the holster on his waist was loaded, Rodri still raised his hands very smartly.
Rodri does not have the ability of an American cowboy to draw his gun within 0.3 seconds and hit two targets at the same time.
"Hello -" Rodri can still speak simpler German.
"Spanish?" Thank God, the bearded guy with severe baldness, a pair of pointed ears like an elf, and a pair of irregular-framed eyes could actually hear Rodri's German with a Spanish accent.
"Yes, I'm Spanish, I'm a pilot, I just made an emergency landing nearby -" Rodri was still extremely nervous at this time, and there was a Southern African flag on his pilot jacket: "-
Sorry, I was really hungry, so I ate three of your sausages, but I paid for them."
Rodri did not dare to put down his hand and pointed at the money on the fireplace to show that he was abiding by the rules.
"Thank you for your generosity. Three sausages are not worth ten marks." The bearded man's downward movement of the gun seemed casual, but he was still ready to shoot at any time.
The two black backs did not give off the alarm, and followed the bearded man closer to Rodri. The whole body was still in a fighting state, the hair on the back stood up, the muscles of the hind legs were tense, and they made a clicking sound on the wooden floor. They could be ready at any time.
Jump forward.
"If you don't mind, can you let me admire your gun?" Big Beard's tone was definitely not a discussion.
"Of course, of course -" Rodri didn't dare to pull it out and hand it over, turning slightly to let the bearded man take it by himself.
"Oh, the Nyasaland version of the Ruger. This gun is not cheap. It is of better quality than the Ruger produced by Mauser. Do you southern Africans also like German weapons?" The bearded man walked to the fireplace and opened the cabinet.
Pull out a bottle of wine, potato vodka produced in southern Africa.
Sure enough, regardless of whether southern Africans like German weapons, Germans prefer southern African products.
"Of course, German-style weapons are precise and reliable, with advanced technology, excellent workmanship, high quality and low price, and perfect -" Rodri searched his guts and pulled out all the words related to memory and product quality.
"Relax, relax, German weapons are not that good. Even I don't know what you are talking about. Has Germany become such a myth?" The bearded man laughed. Once upon a time, German products were fake.
synonym.
"I am also Spanish, my name is Galci, I was born in Barcelona -" The bearded man smiled, and his two black backs instantly sensed the owner's emotions, and when they put their teeth away, they started to wag their tails.
"Thank God, my name is Sergio Rodri, I was born in Madrid, but I am now a Southern African -" Rodri carefully observed Galci's expression as he spoke. After all, Southern Africa and Germany are currently at war.
It's amazing that two Spaniards actually met in this magical way in Germany during the war.
"I know, you'd better tear off the logo on your clothes. When I come back, the army has already started organizing a mountain search." Galci poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Rodri.
"Then I'd better leave as soon as possible. I can't cause you any trouble." Rodri had already made up his mind when he parachuted. If he was discovered by the Germans, Rodri would fight until the last moment and save the last bullet for himself.
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"If you leave now, you will be caught by the Germans." Galci was obviously satisfied with Rodri's decision.
"No way -" Rodri's voice was filled with firm determination.
At this time, there was a faint sound of dog barking.
The two black backs that were wagging their tails suddenly roared, probably communicating.
Fortunately, fortunately, Germans cannot understand dog language, and dogs can have any evil intentions.
"Come with me -" Galci moved quickly, first putting away the wine and wine glasses, and leading Rodri towards the stairs.
Under the stairs is a utility room filled with firewood.
Galci removed the firewood and pulled up the floor. There was actually a hole under the floor.
Rodri didn't hesitate and jumped in directly.
The cave was very narrow, and Rodri had to bend down to jump in. It was pitch black in front and he couldn't see anything, but there was fresh air coming in, and there was a vague passage.
At this time, Rodri was extremely curious. What kind of person would dig an underground passage in his house?
I could vaguely hear the exchange between Galci and the German army. The Germans were probably wearing black backs. When the dogs on both sides met, they greeted each other very enthusiastically. Although Rodri couldn't see it, he could imagine that Galci was controlling him.
A scene of two dogs communicating with the German soldiers.
It's probably not easy for the Germans, after all, they have to control their dogs.
Compared with humans, dogs are much more affectionate towards their own kind.
So just to prevent the dogs from fighting, the exchange ended quickly.
This made Rodri even more curious. Didn't they say that Germans are very strict? Why didn't they even enter the house? Didn't they just search the mountain as promised? This was too perfunctory.
