2373 Countries that dare to declare war on southern Africa and Germany at the same time
With translation, the situation has not improved.
The aunt kept saying the same thing over and over again: "Please don't hurt us, we are just two poor old people."
The old man held an iron fork in his hand and had a tough attitude: "We have no money and no food. We haven't eaten meat for many days -"
Willy was confused, do you think we are so like beggars?
And you haven’t eaten meat for many days, so what’s going on with the chickens running around in the yard and the goat just now?
We can’t blame uncles and aunts for misunderstanding. In an era of underdeveloped information, there were no TVs, no mobile phones, and maybe even radios. Ordinary people’s understanding of southern Africa was limited to the Italian government’s propaganda.
In the propaganda of the Italian government, the allies are all old monsters that eat children, especially southern Africa and the United States. It would be strange if Italians have a favorable impression. After all, not many people have the ability to go to southern Africa and see it with their own eyes.
"Ask him where this place is and how far it is from the town of Parney?" Willy endured his anger and put his hand on the dagger at his waist.
This action was really unconscious. Even if Willy was angry again, he would not attack the two old people because of this matter.
However, the old man felt threatened by Willy's actions and pointed the direction honestly.
"The distance is not too far, about five kilometers." Blake became more and more proficient in his business.
"Very good, let's set off as a team -" Willy didn't forget to thank the old man. He respects the old and loves the young.
The paratroopers landed relatively scattered, and soon more than a hundred people from four different companies gathered around Willy.
Coincidentally, there were so many people without even an officer. Willy, the sergeant major, temporarily became the person with the highest rank. So after a short rest, Willy led the soldiers to line up and set off.
"Mr. Sergeant Major, how did you communicate with those two old men just now?" The military reporter followed Willie and conducted interviews as he walked.
"They think we are beggars and want to rob their chickens——" Willy's words caused a burst of laughter. It seems that only the Japanese and Germans can do this kind of thing.
"Is there anything else?" The reporter was disappointed that such a thing could not be included in the news.
"No, you should appeal in the newspaper to send us more Italian translators." Willy suddenly remembered this problem. This kind of mistake should not be made.
In fact, there are translators, but the number is a bit small, only one for each company.
When the Southern African army fights in Europe, they actually don't need translators very much. Many Southern African officers and soldiers are proficient in multiple languages, and many of them can speak English and French at the same time.
After climbing over a mountain ridge and hiking across the stream at the foot of the mountain, there was finally a road ahead.
There were a lot of pedestrians on the road, and many people found out that it was neither Italian nor German troops when they got closer, and hurriedly took cover.
Paratroopers kept coming in along the way, and finally a lieutenant appeared, and Willie successfully handed over command.
"Are you still nervous now?" Willy came to Blake's side.
"Much better, thank you -" Blake's face was full of gratitude. He was nervous not because of the battle, but more because of the closed environment in the cabin.
It is still very dangerous to take a transport plane, because you have to face enemy interception and ground anti-aircraft fire attacks. If you are unlucky, you will turn into an iron coffin in the air.
"You did a good job just now, you might get a medal." Willy was very satisfied with Blake's performance. Paratroopers should be brave and fearless.
"Really? That's great!" Blake was very happy. He hadn't received a medal yet.
"Wow, Black, you are lucky. Aunt Anne must be very happy." Milif expressed envy, as he did not have a medal.
Blake smiled brightly. If he could return to his hometown with the medal, he would become a hero in his hometown.
The scenery in Italy is actually pretty good. Willy and the others are located near the Abruzzi Mountain. After Fat Bald was dismissed from his post, he was imprisoned on a certain peak of this mountain.
Since the war began, Italy has basically not been affected by the war. It can be seen that most Italians do not have much sense of urgency about the war. When the paratroopers are on their way, there are scattered Italians standing on the side of the road watching, expressions on their faces.
Most of them are severe.
At this time, a troop came over from the other side of the road. They looked at Willie with strange and confused expressions.
Willy also felt something was wrong, and his mind couldn't turn around for a while.
"Sir, they are Italians -" Black reminded softly.
Wocao, this is the Italian army.
Willy immediately raised his gun and loaded it: "Don't move, put the gun down——"
"Put down the gun, raise your hands and surrender -" Blake's reaction was also quick.
Only then did Willy remember what was wrong.
It is said that when the Italian army and the southern African army came face to face, the battle should have broken out instantly, and they had run out of bullets and rushed in to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
The scene just now was too weird, neither side had any intention of taking action, and it was surprisingly peaceful.
The Italians were obviously slow to react. The paratroopers here raised their guns, but the other paratroopers had not yet reacted.
A guy who was out of his mind was actually hurriedly pulling the bolt of a gun.
Then he was shot down by Willy.
Semi-automatic rifles are really better to use than bolt-action rifles at this time. The firepower density provided by two Nyasaland rifles is equivalent to a squad light machine gun.
So about a company of Italian officers and soldiers became prisoners obediently, and only one died because of resistance.
"This time you will really get a medal!" Willy congratulated Black again.
While the paratroopers completed their airdrop north of Rome, the combined fleet composed of the Cyprus Squadron and the Free French Navy also began to approach Rome.
Due to the neglect of the British, De Gaulle was not interested in Operation Overlord, and preferred to launch an attack on the French mainland from Italy or Spain.
Patton agreed with de Gaulle's plan and would join forces with the Free French Army to launch attacks from Italy and Spain while Operation Overlord was underway.
In this attack on Rome, the Free French Army sent four divisions, one of which was a valuable armored division.
In order to better complete the task, the Free French Navy mobilized its entire force, not only dispatching all two "Richelieu" class battleships, but also dispatching the "Saint Roch" aircraft carrier that had just been obtained from southern Africa.
"Saint Roch" is an aircraft carrier modified from a comprehensive supply ship and can carry 70 combat aircraft. De Gaulle named the aircraft carrier "Saint Roch" to commemorate the friendship between southern Africa and France.
Saint Roch itself was a gift from France to southern Africa.
In the bridge of the "Saint Roch", Philippe Jacques, commander of the 2nd Armored Division of the Free French Army, and Alphonse Juan, commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, were excited. They finally had a chance to fight back to Paris.
Philippe Jacques graduated from Saint-Cyr and was a junior disciple of Charles de Gaulle. He served as an army captain when World War II broke out. After the Dunkirk evacuation, he went to French North Africa and served successively as governor of French Cameroon and commander-in-chief of the "Free France" in French Equatorial Africa.
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This resume is amazing enough, and Zhu An is no less impressive.
Zhu An participated in World War I and served in North Africa when World War II broke out, with the rank of brigadier general.
During the evacuation of Dunkirk, Zhu An's unit was responsible for covering the evacuation of the British and French forces from Dunkirk. Therefore, it was surrounded by the German army and Zhu An was captured.
Later, through the mediation of Vichy France, Juan was released and went to North Africa again.
After de Gaulle established the Free France, Juan joined the Free French and became one of the founders of the Free French Army.
"Four years later, we finally have the opportunity to return to Paris. I hope we can get there before the British and Americans." Juan did not recognize Vichy France, although it was Vichy France that saved his life.
"The Germans have transferred Rommel and the six armored divisions originally deployed in Italy to the English Channel. Operation 'Overlord' will not be smooth sailing." Jacques looked calm. He was able to rise from an army captain to the governor of French Cameroon. Jacques has
Outstanding.
Jacques has now changed his name to Leclerc.
"Compared with Rommel, it is indeed easier to deal with Kesselring." Zhu An acknowledged Rommel's ability, but was not afraid.
Just below on the flight deck, more than twenty fighter jets have completed preparations for departure and are gearing up for departure.
Southern Africa spared no effort in supporting France. When the aircraft carrier was sent, it was even equipped with carrier-based aircraft, all of which were "Goshawk" naval carrier-based aircraft currently in service in the Southern African Navy.
The transport ship next to it carried nearly 20,000 Free French Army soldiers, 260 "Algiers" tanks, and nearly 1,500 various vehicles.
"Algiers" is a medium tank specially developed by Rhodesian Heavy Industries for the Free French Army. Its overall performance is better than the foreign trade tanks sold to the United Kingdom. It has a total combat weight of 25 tons and is equipped with a 75mm caliber gun and two 12.7
mm general machine gun, frontal armor thickness 80 mm, maximum range 300 kilometers.
No matter how powerful Rommel was, his role in modern warfare was getting smaller and smaller.
The German armored divisions deployed in Italy have an average of only 80 to 100 tanks per division, and most of them are old Type 3 and Type 4 tanks. Regardless of scale or equipment level, there is a huge gap with the main armored divisions on the Russian battlefield.
Even if the German armored divisions were not transferred, it would be difficult to pose much of a threat to the Allies.
The first wave of the Southern French Allied Forces landed only one armored division, and later at least four armored divisions will land on the Italian mainland. By then, the total number of tanks will exceed 1,000, including a large number of more advanced "Tiger" and "Tiger" tanks.
Leopard type, and the "Lion" type which was just commissioned into the army.
Mustache transferred Rommel away, wishing Rommel good luck.
Otherwise, Zhu An would have the confidence to break the myth created by Rommel in North Africa in one battle.
When the fleet arrived at the sea near Rome, the bomber fleet that had arrived earlier was conducting a new round of air attacks on Rome.
The bombers were very arrogant, ignoring the sparse ground anti-aircraft firepower, forming a dense formation at an altitude of about 1,500 meters above the ground, and carrying out carpet attacks on valuable military targets.
After several months of bombing, there were actually not many valuable targets left. The Roman train station, which had been visited many times by bombers, had been razed to the ground, and the military barracks in the suburbs had also been completely destroyed.
In order to prevent the bombers from moving, the Italians also tried their best, not only releasing a large number of balloons, but also creating thick smoke in many places in Rome, blocking the sky and sun, and blocking the bombers' sight.
This is indeed effective, but not very effective. The most effective weapons against bombers are fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns, but unfortunately the Italians do not have either of these.
boom--
The "Richelieu" is back in service with full firepower. The four-gun 380 gun has been ridiculed by many people, but its power can still be trusted.
The "Veneto", which was put into combat order by the Cyprus Squadron, also opened fire. The three triple 381s had equally amazing firepower.
This was the first time "Richelieu" and "Veneto" fought together. The Italians built "Veneto" originally to restrain "Richelieu", but unexpectedly the two became comrades in arms and bombarded Rome together.
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It’s really a twist of fate.
The Italians probably gave up resistance, and the combined fleet conducted a bombardment for about half an hour. The forts around the port did not fight back. However, a submarine tried to approach "Algiers" shortly after the bombardment began. It was discovered by the destroyer in time and was sunk.
They didn't even have time to reveal their identities.
"Headquarters orders to stop the bombardment and send landing troops to try to land." The communications officer brought the order from the headquarters.
"All Italians are dead?" Jacques was surprised and happy. He really hoped that was the case.
"It's best this way!" Zhu An agreed.
In order to launch a landing operation, Southern Africa has been preparing for a long time, and more than 40,000 large and small landing craft have been built.
The small landing craft can carry 50 combat personnel and has a range of about 100 nautical miles.
Large landing craft can carry three to five tanks, or 300 soldiers, and have a range of about 1,000 nautical miles.
The Free French Army uses large landing craft, each carrying two tanks and a hundred soldiers. This is a fixed combination with standard infantry-tank coordination.
At this time, the wind and waves were a bit strong, so the landing craft was fearless and sailed towards the shore through the waves.
"God bless us!" Zhu An prayed devoutly.
God can bless the free French army, but will not bless some countries that stay aloof.
There is a country in the east of Italy called San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world. The entire country is surrounded by Italy, with a land area of about 60 square kilometers. There is not even a traffic light.
San Marino has been a protectorate of Italy for a long time. After the outbreak of World War II, it did not participate in the war and stayed out of the war.
On the day when the South French Allied Forces launched an attack on Rome, a German army asked San Marino to pass through San Marino's territory in order to reinforce Rome as soon as possible.
San Marino refused the German request in order not to cause trouble.
Then on the same day, the Southern African Air Force bombed the German force, and several bombs accidentally fell on the territory of San Marino.
This cannot be blamed on the poor skills of the pilots in Southern Africa, because when the bombers were bombing in Southern Africa, some German soldiers took the initiative to enter the territory of San Marino to avoid the bombing, so the bomber pilots dropped the bombs into the territory of San Marino.
The bomb destroyed several San Marino houses and caused some economic damage.
San Marino filed a claim against the federal government of Southern Africa later in the day.
The federal government of Southern Africa did not refuse or pay immediately. It ordered Arthur to investigate the matter and make a decision after verification.
The country of San Marino was neither arrogant nor petty. It announced that night that it would declare war on Germany and southern Africa at the same time.
