2132 People are sitting at home, but captives come from heaven
The sudden sound of gunfire broke the tranquility of Algiers.
The soldiers of the Third Regiment finally realized that the Southern Africans dealt with mutiny in a completely different way from the French.
However, the soldiers of the third regiment did not give in. In a war, no one would die. The mercenaries always put their heads in their belts to survive, and they have long been accustomed to life and death.
Despite the tension between the officers and soldiers within the third regiment, the relationship between the soldiers is quite good.
The torn companions did not frighten the other mercenaries. A large group of soldiers quickly rushed out of the camp with rifles in an attempt to avenge their companions.
If it were just a provocation.
Then it must be an attack now.
When the chaotic mercenaries who could not even speak of tactics appeared, the officers and soldiers of the 66th Division immediately braced themselves and prepared for the attack.
The 66th Division will not show any mercy when it comes to attacking the Americans.
They will also show no mercy when beating the French.
Dong dong dong dong——
It was the second lieutenant's armored vehicle that opened fire first, this time with a long burst of fire like splashing water.
The Alligator armored vehicle's solid body provides stable support for the 12.7mm machine gun.
The second lieutenant is still very experienced. When firing in long bursts, the muzzle jump is very small. The 12.7mm machine gun fires at a rate of 600 rounds per minute. At a speed of ten rounds per second, a 100-round magazine can be fired in just ten seconds.
Lighting.
In fact, it doesn’t even last ten seconds.
About three seconds later, there was a Shura field in front of the Alligator armored vehicle.
Different from the battlefield in the movie, the real battlefield is very cruel. There are very few complete corpses, and there are stumps of limbs and broken arms everywhere, as well as piles of internal organs——
This hasn't even been done with cannons.
If you use cannons, you will probably not even find the bodies, so in every battle, there will always be many missing persons.
To the regret of the second lieutenant, there were not many mercenaries participating in the attack. After a long burst of fire, the surviving mercenaries rolled around and retreated directly to the camp without even paying attention to their comrades who were crying for help.
Others are more depressed.
They didn't even get a chance to fire.
The intercom soon asked again.
"Yes, we were attacked by the enemy - support? No need for support - casualties? We had no casualties -" the second lieutenant felt that the nameless fire in his heart finally dissipated.
The campground also became completely quiet.
Not right either.
There was always sporadic gunfire in the camp, but no one dared to leave the camp.
At around 10 noon, fierce gunfire suddenly erupted in the camp.
The second lieutenant took the initiative to report it.
The reply from the division headquarters was very simple. They were not allowed to take the initiative to attack before 12 o'clock. They could do whatever they wanted.
At 11:50, a group of soldiers from the Third Regiment who seemed to have just experienced a battle walked out of the camp and voluntarily surrendered to the 66th Division.
Only then did the 66th Division know what happened in the camp.
The soldiers of the third regiment are partly from North Africa and partly from Morocco.
Morocco did not become a French protectorate until 1912. It did not have enough history to participate in the Foreign Legion and did not know enough about some situations of the Foreign Legion. Therefore, it was more loyal to the Free France than the mercenaries from Algiers.
The mutiny of the third regiment was initiated by some soldiers from Algiers, and most of the others were coerced.
After realizing the toughness of the 66th Division, the Third Regiment was divided again. Soldiers from Morocco and some from Algiers tended to surrender.
This was opposed by some hard-line elements from Algiers, who hoped that by making the matter bigger and gaining greater attention, they would be more likely to achieve their goals.
A conflict broke out in Neijiang between the two groups at about 10 o'clock, and more than 150 people died.
Less than 30 rebels were killed by the 66th Division.
In the third group, more than a hundred people died due to internal strife. This group of people were much more ruthless to their own people than to their enemies.
Barton was very satisfied with this result.
With the lessons learned this time, if the French Foreign Legion wants to mutiny in the future, it will have to consider whether the consequences can be tolerated.
Some people are not satisfied.
Jean Pierre was very dissatisfied with Patton's handling of the situation. At an internal meeting of Free France, Jean Pierre raised the "atrocities" in the Atlantic Theater to the same level as "Operation Ballista" and hoped that freedom would
If France can change its stance, it must at least remain neutral.
This is absolutely impossible.
Free France is different from Vichy France. Most countries in the world only recognize Vichy France. Only Britain and Southern Africa recognize Free France. If Free France is neutral, then the attitude of Britain and Southern Africa towards Free France will also change.
Stop talking about Britain. De Gaulle was extremely disappointed with the British.
Southern Africa was de Gaulle's biggest support.
"The losses of the Third Regiment were entirely due to their own reasons and had nothing to do with the Third Army in Southern Africa. If it were me, I would handle it the same way." De Gaulle was still rational.
"This is not a matter of method, it is a matter of attitude. The fundamental reason is that southern Africa lacks enough respect for us!" Jean Pierre cares more about dignity.
Some of the troops formed by Free France have received complete training in Luanda and are about to arrive in North Africa to participate in the war.
The combat effectiveness of the troops trained by instructors in southern Africa is definitely more powerful than that of the Foreign Legion, so for Free France, the Foreign Legion has become useless.
"If you want to gain the respect of others, then you must first show that you are worthy of respect." De Gaulle took a firm stance. Since the outbreak of the European War, France's performance has indeed made it difficult for people to respect it.
Let’s not talk about how troubled the French are.
When the Foreign Legion mutinied, Rommel was probably the happiest person.
Rommel was planning a counterattack against Army Group Nile.
Before that, Rommel first had to deal with the threat in Algiers.
The Foreign Legion mutinied, Algiers fell into chaos, and the threat of the Third Army was temporarily lifted. Rommel seized this opportunity and couldn't wait to launch an attack on the Nile Army.
Compared with the end of 1940, Wavell now has more troops in his hands and is stronger on paper, but his combat effectiveness has declined instead of rising.
In order to support Greece, Winston transferred two Australian divisions under Wavell to Greece, and the strength of the Nile Army was greatly reduced.
To maintain the front, Wavell requested more support.
As a result, all the additional troops came from India, which made Wavell extremely angry.
Everyone knows the quality of the Indian army.
In the first stage of the North African Campaign, the main reason why the Nile Army was able to advance 800 kilometers towards Italian North Africa was because of the ability of the Australian troops to conquer and fight well.
Unlike the Australian and New Zealand forces during the last World War, the current Australian and New Zealand troops are equally divided between whites and Chinese.
All the troops capable of fighting were transferred away, and the supplementary troops were all Indians. Therefore, Wavell proposed to London, hoping to request the Second Army and the Third Army to join the war.
This request was decisively rejected by the British War Office.
Asking Southern Africans to intervene?
What a joke, once the Second Army and the Third Army of Southern Africa join the war, it's hard to say who will get North Africa after the war. It might also affect control of the Suez Canal, which is the lifeline of Britain.
The attitude of the British War Office left Wavell despairing.
In order to reverse the situation, Wavell resigned in protest.
Probably in Wavell's view, based on his performance during the first phase of the North African campaign, Wavell was already indispensable and qualified to make conditions to the British War Department.
In fact, this is also the case. The outstanding performance of the Nile Army in the previous stage fully proved Wavell's ability, and Wavell was qualified to be looked upon differently by the British War Department.
The result surprised everyone.
The British War Department readily agreed to Wavell's "resignation" and transferred Wavell to India to exchange positions with the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Garrison, Auchinclay.
During World War I, Claude John Auchinleck participated in the battle against the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the British army was defeated miserably, and Auchinleck made no achievements.
In 1935, Auchinleck was promoted to major general, and the following year he became deputy chief of staff of the British-Indian Army.
After the outbreak of the European War, Auchinleck was transferred back to the United Kingdom and served successively as army commander and commander of the British Southern Military District, and was promoted to lieutenant general.
After the French resistance ceased, Auchinleck returned to India and served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India.
After succeeding Wavell as commander-in-chief of the British forces in North Africa, Auchinleck's rank was promoted to general.
The first thing Auchinleck did after arriving in North Africa was to clear out the German troops in the British Sudan.
Before the outbreak of the European War, the British colonies in Africa were divided into five parts, namely Egypt, British Sudan, the Mahdi Kingdom, British East Africa and British Somalia.
Due to the defense of the Second Southern African Army, the security of the Mahdi Kingdom and British East Africa was guaranteed, which also laid hidden dangers for post-war relocation.
Berbera was able to hold on until Italian East Africa surrendered, also relying on the support of the Umbrella Company. Egypt and British Sudan were the last bottom line of the British government.
In the first stage of the North African campaign, the Nile Army's main attack direction was Italian North Africa, and it was unable to take care of the British Sudan.
In order to ensure Britain's control over the British Sudan, Wavell refused to allow the Second Army to attack the Italian army entrenched in the British Sudan. Therefore, the Italians in the British Sudan were able to survive until now.
It is now time for this problem to be solved.
At the end of January, troops commanded by General Platt began a campaign to purge Sudan.
The war was progressing smoothly. The Italians suffered heavy blows in East and North Africa. The Italian army in the British Sudan had lost its will to fight and could not even defeat the Indian army.
The British and Indian 5th and 4th Divisions, supported by six air force squadrons, launched an attack on the Italian army in Kassala.
The two Italian divisions offered little resistance and took the initiative to evacuate Kassala.
Soon, the Italians abandoned Garabat, exited Sudan and entered Abyssinia, surrendering to the Second Army stationed in Abyssinia.
Feng Fu was very surprised when he learned the news. This made people sit at home and take credit from heaven. The Second Army did not participate in the British army's actions at all, but the Italians took the initiative to withdraw to Abyssinia and marched towards the Second Army.
The group army surrendered, this is also a record——
The reason for Italians is simple. They don't like French cuisine, but are full of yearning for the oriental dishes of southern Africa.
This fully proves the role of southern Africa in continuing to export culture over the years.
In the past, who would have known that the mysterious ancient empire in the east of the world was actually a big foodie empire?
Through the Southern African Movie, the world now knows that Southern Africa has some of the most delicious food in the world.
General Platt was obviously a little uncomfortable with this result, but it was not unacceptable.
In order to run faster, the Italians abandoned all their baggage and traveled lightly to Abyssinia to be prisoners. All the Italian supplies in the British Sudan were captured by the British army.
The key is that the British army lost less than 500 soldiers in the process of regaining the British Sudan. This was simply a miracle for the British army.
When the British army performed miracles in the British Sudan, the British army that had already invaded Italian North Africa was suffering an unprecedented defeat.
There has been a lot of controversy in later generations about Rommel's personal abilities. Some people believe that Rommel has outstanding abilities and excellent tactics, and is a rare general who can only be seen in a century.
There are also some people who believe that although Rommel is a general, he is not a handsome man. He seriously lacks a view of the overall situation, loves success, and is greedy for success. He also has a serious lack of political acumen. He got together with some people in Germany who opposed Xiao Huzi, and Germany
The final failure of the Italian Allied Forces in North Africa had a lot to do with Rommel himself.
No matter which side they were on, they all recognized Rommel's outstanding ability in commanding armored forces.
Let’s not talk about Rommel’s commanding ability, but his ability to organize troops is indeed outstanding.
The German troops that followed Rommel to North Africa were the German 5th Light Armored Division and the 90th Infantry Regiment.
Yes, there is only one regiment, not an infantry division.
Including the Fifth Light Armored Division, the total number of troops commanded by Rommel was only 22,000.
The Italians are not included. In the previous stage of the battle, the Italians have completely exposed their funny nature. Their ability to be funny far exceeds their combat capabilities.
By this time, the total strength of the Nile Army had swelled to nearly 150,000 people. India's capabilities as a violent force were unparalleled, among other things.
22,000 against 150,000. Rommel felt deeply that his strength was insufficient and requested more support from the base camp.
After "Operation Sea Lion" was postponed indefinitely, Germany had begun to implement "Plan Barbarossa", and Mustache had no extra troops to support Rommel, so Rommel could only rely on himself.
Helpless, Rommel integrated a regiment originally stationed in the North African Army in 1940, plus some artillery companies and air defense battalion units, with about 3,000 people. In addition to the 90th Infantry Regiment, which had just arrived in North Africa, he added
An artillery battalion was selected from the 5th Light Division, and the German 90th Infantry Division was declared established.
After reorganization, the total strength of the German army was about 25,000. Compared with the Nile Army, the strength was still seriously insufficient.
Don't forget that behind Rommel, there is also the threat of the Third Army.
After the mutiny of the Foreign Legion, Rommel seized the opportunity and quickly launched operations against the Nile Army.
During this period, the German army was at an unprecedented peak after experiencing "Operation Sickle".
It took Rommel only three days to command the troops to capture the fortress, water source and airport in the Aiagueira area, and occupy Massabrega.
