When de Gaulle entered Ajaccio in an open-top SUV, Bastia, another city in northeastern Corsica, also returned to Allied control.
The battle was lackluster, and the island's resistance forces were unwilling to fight. When the Allied warships appeared off the coast of Bastia, the port forts flew white flags.
The troops stationed in the port dispersed in a hurry, and all the soldiers ran away, leaving only the poor officers.
The citizens of Bastia poured into the port, waving the Free French flag with the Goring Cross on it, and warmly welcomed the city's liberator.
These flags are obviously made temporarily, and the crosses are painted by hand. Some people have good skills and look perfect, while others are hard to describe.
Speaking of the French flag, the most classic interpretation is: if the royal family is restored, cut the French flag and raise the blue part.
If another revolution breaks out, then the red part will be used, because the February Revolution and the Paris Commune used a pure red flag.
If a foreign war breaks out in France, then the white part will be raised to represent the cessation of resistance.
This is not entirely a joke. During the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, the pure white French flag was used.
The white part has also become the hardest hit area in the current re-creation of the French flag.
As mentioned above, the flag of Free France is a white part with a Goering cross in the center.
The flag of Vichy France is white with a wand.
The most surprising thing is French Sudan.
The flag of French Sudan is a black stick figure with a white part.
The residents of Bastia are very sensible. They not only thoughtfully prepared a handmade version of the Free French flag, but also transformed the French flag into the Southern African flag to express their gratitude to Southern Africa.
Transforming the French flag into a Southern African flag is also not complicated.
The French flag is red, white and blue, and the flag of Southern Africa is orange, white and blue. All you need to do is replace the red part on the French flag with orange.
In the overwhelming scene of flags waving, there were certainly elements of disharmony. When the African-American soldiers appeared, the cheers immediately dropped an octave. Several girls holding flowers in their hands were a little overwhelmed and seemed unable to accept it.
This kind of scene.
Corsicans are very xenophobic. Although France opened its arms to colonial residents after World War I, almost no Africans immigrated to Corsica. Corsica did not welcome Africans.
This is not an isolated case. Many people don’t know that the front-line combat troops of the US Army in World War II were almost entirely composed of white people. Although there were African-American soldiers, they were all in the logistics or auxiliary units. American generals did not seem to trust African soldiers.
learning ability, believing that they are simply unable to master the operation of modern weapons.
This is definitely unsolvable.
There are also many African-American soldiers in the Southern African Union troops. They all performed very well, fought bravely, and obeyed orders. The soldiers who did not obey orders were all killed in the battle.
Xiong Wen from Walvis Bay sat in an armored vehicle and received cheers from Bastia residents together with Ali from Algiers.
Xiong Wen is a Marine Corps officer. He is wearing a camouflage combat uniform issued by the Marine Corps and holding a semi-automatic rifle in his arms. Although rifles are not standard equipment for officers, many officers still like to carry a rifle with them so that they can
Confusing the enemy's precision shooters is also more conducive to getting along with the soldiers.
The enthusiastic Corsican girls didn't care about Xiong Wen's skin color. Along the way, several girls gave Xiong Wen the flowers and blew passionate kisses.
Xiong Wen reciprocated the favor. Before setting off, he stuffed a large handful of chocolates and candies into his three-day combat backpack. Now they were all glowing. The only box of cans was given to a child by Xiong Wen.
"It doesn't make sense. I'm obviously French, but you are more popular than me." Ali was a little jealous of Xiong Wen's popularity, probably because the khaki military uniform was not as good-looking as the camouflage combat uniform. Ali didn't even send a flower along the way.
nothing.
Not even blowing a kiss.
Ali is African, and the Corsican girls didn't seem to see Ali. Ali was obviously sitting next to Xiong Wen, and his dark face was obviously more eye-catching than Xiong Wen.
"It's okay to be jealous, but it doesn't matter. Now you are also conquerors." Xiong Wen said bluntly, smiling and waving to the girls, and successfully received a wave of screams.
The common people are so simple, they will help whoever wins.
When the military and civilians were having a fight on the road, in a small alley nearby, several aunts surrounded a woman and kept cursing. One of the aunts rounded her arms and slapped the woman's face hard. The woman covered her face and cried.
, the aunt pulled the woman's hand down and pulled the woman's hair, so that everyone could see the woman's appearance clearly.
An aunt next to her went too far. She pulled off the woman's skirt. Not only did the aunt next to her not stop her, she started to applaud, and the woman cried louder.
Then finally a man appeared.
Instead of stopping all this, he stripped off the woman's remaining underwear.
The woman pulled on the shoulder strap of her bra and begged, and an egg suddenly smashed next to her. The yellow-white egg liquid was mixed with the egg shell, and it hung on the woman's hair, making her look extremely embarrassed.
That wasn't the end yet, someone brought a pair of scissors and cut off half of the woman's hair from the middle.
The woman had given up resistance at this time and sat on the ground with her hands on her breasts, her eyes closed and silently crying.
The aunts around showed no mercy at all. They cursed loudly and clapped.
Xiong Wen finally couldn't help it, jumped off the armored vehicle, pushed through the crowd and came to the woman's side.
"Tangfu, you have brought shame on your family. You should die. Only death can wash away the shame you have brought on your family."
"Bichi, when you were lying in the arms of the Germans enjoying yourself, did you ever think that you would end up like this?"
"Stone her to death. This is the result of sleeping with the Germans."
Xiong Wen didn't even ask, but he understood why the aunts were so violent.
From June 1940 to now, three full years have passed since France stopped resisting.
At its peak, Germany had one million troops stationed in France, and more than one million healthy and physically strong Germans. When faced with French women who had all kinds of charms and allowed them to have whatever they wanted, it was normal for anything to happen.
"Please, stone me to death. I am a bitch and I have soiled France." The woman couldn't bear the humiliation and cried loudly.
"Shut up, you have no right to make demands!" The fat middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle cursed fiercely. He did not have the courage to fight the Germans, but he not only had the courage to punish women, but he also had great courage.
"You should shut up. Everyone has a reason to complain, but you don't!" Xiong Wen finally broke out.
Southern Africa has always insisted on developing science and technology, so that this situation will never happen in Southern Africa.
When the country is lost and resistance is given up, women are powerless to resist any actions of the German army.
Those who dared to resist were killed by the Germans.
Everyone is right. The mistake is that they should not have been born in this era.
"I don't want this either, but what can I do? The entire country has stopped resisting. No matter what I do, I can't change this fact." The panicked man tried to explain, looking at Xiong Wen with fear in his eyes.
Conquerors are no joke. Just find any reason and the man in front of you will become a traitor.
"Your fists should be used to fight the enemy and protect the weak, rather than use lynching to prove your bravery." Xiong Wen began to regret at this time. This was an internal conflict among the French people. Xiong Wen should not interfere. What did he say?
None of them are suitable.
Without waiting for the man to reply, Xiong Wen picked up the torn skirt from the ground and put it on the woman.
"Let's go, leave here, and start a new life in a new place." Xiong Wen comforted softly, although this may not change the woman's fate.
The saying that war makes women go away is really not just a saying.
Whether they do it actively or by force, their next fate will most likely be tragic.
Except for a weird country like Japan, no other country can accept this kind of thing.
Facing the invaders, you can choose to stop resisting like France, or fight to the death like Russia. It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong. I can only say that adults have to be responsible for their own actions.
"It's useless. Even if this Bichi goes to other places, she will be stoned to death." A tough aunt said bluntly, looking at the woman with eyes full of disgust.
"Use hatred towards the invaders, they are the source of all tragedies." Xiong Wen was helpless, no one could bear this kind of thing.
Watching the woman's staggering figure disappear at the end of the alley, Xiong Wen could only do this.
Back on the armored vehicle, Xiong Wen no longer had a smile on his face.
"What's wrong?" Ali must have seen that scene just now. This guy didn't even get out of the car.
"It's nothing, you French men are so brave." Xiong Wen didn't want to accuse aunts and women. If Gamelin, Wei Gang, or Petain stood in front of Xiong Wen, Xiong Wen would directly talk loudly.
As a victorious country in World War I, France fell so quickly this time, and French leaders such as Pétain and Gamelin had unshirkable responsibility.
They are the ones who should be tried and held responsible for France's defeat and fall.
The Americans should also be held responsible. Without the Americans' igniting fire everywhere, the damage caused by the Axis group would not have been so great.
The most disgusting thing for Americans is this. It has been two years since the outbreak of the world war, but they have not stopped trading with the Axis Powers. They continue to send various strategic materials to the Axis Powers in order to prevent chaos in the world.
Like the last world war, the United States entered the world war when the defeat of the Axis powers was already certain. People in southern Africa believed that even if there was no Pearl Harbor, there would be Guam Island or the Philippines. Anyway, the Americans only need one to join the war.
The reason, no matter what the reason is.
"Are you mocking me?" Ali frowned. He didn't have as many twists and turns as Xiong Wen, and was more direct.
"Wow, it's not easy for you to hear it." Xiong Wen was not polite, and he had nothing to be polite to the servant soldiers.
Although de Gaulle was unwilling to admit it, there was no dispute that the Free French Army was a servant of the Southern African Army.
The Free French Army's attack on Corsica cannot be separated from the support of the Southern African Army. The Southern African Army can allow the Free French Army to set foot on Corsica first. Without the backing of the Southern African Army, Corsica can be recaptured.
I don't know how long it will be postponed.
"You don't need to ridicule me. It's the nobles who should be ridiculed." Ali was in a low mood. He couldn't get rid of this French man who was the scapegoat. He was not even as good as Italy.
Although Italy is a faggot, at least they are still fighting, and there are occasional bright spots.
So far in the world war, the only bright spot for the French army is the sinking of Toulon.
Later that day, the British and American forces launched an attack on Sardinia.
Unlike Corsica, which was relaxed and comfortable, the Anglo-American coalition's attack on Sardinia was difficult.
Corsica is French territory, and most of the troops stationed there are French troops.
Sardinia is an Italian territory, and the troops stationed there are German-Italian forces.
As mentioned before, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army when fighting on home soil is completely different from that when fighting away from home. The terrain of Sardinia is also more complex than that of Corsica. It is mainly mountainous, with the highest point being Marmora in the Gennar Gentu Mountains.
Peak, 1834 meters above sea level.
Stimulated by the Free French Army's recapture of Corsica, the British and American forces fought in a hurry and were not fully prepared.
The defenders on the island were not willing to sit back and wait for death. They moved their defense lines back into the hinterland of the mountains, hoarded a large amount of supplies, and prepared to fight a protracted and difficult battle with the Allies.
Before the battle started, the British and American coalition forces conducted air strikes on Cagliari, the largest city in Sardinia.
In order to completely destroy the defenders' will to resist, the British and American coalition forces dispatched a large number of bombers and destroyed two-thirds of the urban area of Cagliari.
This did not break the defenders' will to resist, but instead greatly stimulated them. A large number of Cagliari residents also took the initiative to provide help to the defenders due to the bombing by the British and American coalition forces, and even took up arms to join the battle to defend the island.
At six o'clock in the morning on the 18th, the British and American coalition forces sent ground troops to land near Cagliari in the south of the island.
This time, the British and American coalition forces learned wisely and did not hastily send out airborne troops.
Of course, it is also possible that the airborne troops suffered heavy losses in the Sicily campaign and needed time to rest and recuperate before they could continue to participate in the battle.
After all, training an airborne soldier is still more difficult than other arms.
During the login process, the British and American coalition forces did not encounter any resistance.
This made Major General Milne, who commanded the landing operations, very satisfied. So far, the intensity of resistance encountered by the British and American coalition forces was similar to that in Corsica.
That's where the good luck ends.
Milne was still very cautious. The first wave of attack troops sent to Cagliari were armored troops, equipped with the latest "Sherman" tanks of the US military.
No one expected during the battle that 12 of the 18 tanks participating in the attack were destroyed. The defenders were not only equipped with anti-tank guns but also rocket launchers. The US military was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.
