Just like during the American Civil War, the Northern Army nicknamed the Southern Army "Red Necks". When the World War broke out, the British called the Germans "Freitz" and the Germans called the British "Tomis".
Now the Germans have become "Jerry". This meme does not originate from "Tom and Jerry". In 1914, "Tom and Jerry" had not yet been released.
In any case, James, who lost his gas mask, finally got a simple version of the "gas mask". Although it looks a bit disgusting, compared to life, James can accept it even if it is a bit disgusting.
When Heywood was getting ready for battle, a soldier named Lasker next to him was hurriedly putting on his shoes. When he discovered that the poison gas was coming, Lasker was smearing whale oil on his feet to treat trench disease.
Trench disease is a disease caused by a fungal infection. This disease occurs when soldiers' feet are exposed to cold and wet conditions for a long time. If allowed to develop, trench disease will lead to gangrene, and in severe cases, amputation may be necessary.
Relatively speaking, southern Africa has better protection, and soldiers are issued short boots with the boot and shoe integrated into one, so the chance of contracting trench disease is not high.
The Anglo-French Allied Forces and Germany were really miserable. Many frontline officers and soldiers were infected with trench disease. Last winter, about 20,000 soldiers in the British Expeditionary Force were infected with trench disease. The situation in the French and German troops was even more serious.
Military doctors in southern Africa intervened in time and discovered that smearing whale oil could cure trench disease, so many officers and soldiers would gather together to smear whale oil on their feet during battle breaks. This has become a scene on the front line.
Another scene on the front line is that soldiers gather together to catch lice from each other, especially on sunny afternoons. Groups of soldiers gather together like monkeys basking in the afternoon sun. The sight of them concentrating on catching lice is simply breathtaking.
collapse.
As annoying as lice are rats. For the officers and soldiers of the southern African expedition, rats are more annoying than the Germans. These guys are everywhere and bite everything they can, including blankets, sleeping bags and backpacks, and they also steal the food of the officers and soldiers.
, they can even bite the iron sheet on the outside of the can and eat the can secretly. The larger rats grow bigger than cats and run around in the trenches, causing destruction and spreading diseases at the same time. The trenches are hell for soldiers, but
A mouse's paradise.
The yellow-green smoke finally swallowed up the entire front. The soldiers wearing gas masks did not dare to breathe out. The effectiveness of the gas masks has not been effectively verified. No one knows whether the gas masks can provide effective protection and reduce inhalation.
Some air will at least make you feel safer psychologically.
There was still a violent coughing sound. Not every section of the defense line has experienced veterans like Haywood. There are many people who are as careless as James. If there are no veterans like Haywood around, the consequences can be imagined.
Several Indian Legion soldiers carrying stretchers ran quickly through the trench behind Heywood, followed closely by a doctor carrying a medical kit, followed by a delicate but frail little nurse who was running hard.
Doctors and nurses are the most respected people by soldiers. They are present on all battlefields. When Southern Africa entered the war, 25 teachers and students from Johannesburg Medical College and Nyasaland University Medical School died in the battle. King George V
For this reason, he sent a telegram to Wilhelm II to protest against pointing guns at doctors and nurses. The two brothers finally agreed that under any circumstances and at any time, neither side of the war would include medical personnel as targets of attack. This verbal agreement,
It is much more effective than the so-called "Hague Convention" written in black and white.
For contemporary major powers like the UK and Germany, the Hague Convention is a joke.
Before the poisonous gas had completely drifted through the trenches, German soldiers wearing gas masks appeared in front of the position. In the yellow-green mist, the German soldiers wearing gas masks looked like devils emerging from hell. The rifles in their hands had already
Having fixed the bayonet, he had arrived at the barbed wire in front of the position and was trying to cut the barbed wire with pliers.
In order to better improve the warning effect, soldiers in southern Africa hung many tin cans on the barbed wire fence. When touched, they would make a loud clanging sound. This was as sensitive to the soldiers as the whistle of a charge.
Without orders from officers, various light and heavy machine guns on the position fired almost simultaneously.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-
The crisp burst fire is a general purpose machine gun mounted on a bipod.
Tom-tom-tom-tom--
The long burst is a general-purpose machine gun that uses a tripod. Because the barrel is longer, the sound is duller and more powerful.
Boom!
A single burst shot came from Lee Enfield, but countless rifles firing simultaneously can also produce a suppressive effect similar to that of a light machine gun.
The effect is amazing!
The attacking German army probably did not expect that with the help of poison gas, so many soldiers would be able to fight in the Southern African Expeditionary Force position. The soldiers who were cutting the barbed wire fence were unprepared. Hundreds of them were knocked down in an instant, and others did not react.
Coming over, dense mortar shells roared with the scream of death, and the area fifty to two hundred yards in front of the position was suddenly enveloped in orange-red explosions and violent smoke.
This is much more spectacular than the yellow-green smoke just now.
Of course, the lethality is also much greater.
The attacking German army collapsed almost instantly. In just ten minutes, nearly 4,000 German casualties were suffered, and more than 2,500 were killed.
After withstanding the first wave of German offensives, the frontline troop commander informed the rear headquarters that the Germans had used poison gas during the attack.
After receiving the report, the rear headquarters will continue to report to the division headquarters.
The division headquarters reported the situation to the Expeditionary Force General Headquarters, which then reported the situation to the British Expeditionary Force Headquarters. It was already an hour later when the call from the British Expeditionary Force Headquarters reached the British frontline positions.
The call was not connected.
On April 7th, the losses of both the British Expeditionary Force and the German army were more than 10,000 people. The Expeditionary Force lost more than 5,000 people in a position in front of Ypres. The attacking German troops easily captured the British position.
The Second Cavalry Division, which did not suffer much losses in the battle, was also forced to retreat. Starting from November last year, the Germans took half a year and suffered 300,000 casualties without taking Ypres. As a result, with the help of poison gas, they only used
In one morning, the German army captured Ypres.
Fortunately, the German army did not have time to expand its results. The 11th Division, which was resting in Calais, and the 104th Division, which was resting in Dunkirk, promptly filled the British defense line. The German army only advanced two kilometers before being firmly held back.
The German army had no artillery, and the defending Southern African Expeditionary Force had no trenches. The two warring parties fought to the death in the fields of Flanders where spring flowers were blooming.
It was not until April 10th that the follow-up troops of the British Expeditionary Force arrived in Ypres. The French army also sent reinforcements and the battle line was re-stabilized.
Also on April 10th, the Battle of the Dardanelles entered the second phase. Roque simultaneously committed four divisions and landed at Bolayère on the Garibaldi Peninsula. The width here was less than five kilometers, and the Ottoman Empire
The Eighth Army's retreat was completely cut off.
"The 402nd and Annan troops are responsible for sniping the Ottoman Empire's reinforcements. The 501st and 502nd divisions advance towards Cape Hess. The terrain of Cape Hess is complex. We can actually stay put and trap the enemy on the Garibaldi Peninsula.
In the mountainous area, within three months at most, we can force the Fifth Army in the encirclement to surrender." Ian Hamilton lay half of his body on the sand table. The Garibaldi Peninsula on the sand table was densely covered with pennants of various colors.
, each pennant represents a unit, the pennant representing the Ottoman Empire is black, the pennant representing the British army is brown, the pennant representing the French army is blue-grey, and the pennant representing the Anzac Army is
The flag is khaki, the pennant representing the Southern African Expeditionary Force is iron gray, and the pennant representing the forces of the Sultanate of Najd is white.
"Ian, although the Ottoman troops are not strong enough, we do not have much time. After annihilating the Fifth Army, we have to control the Dardanelles and then continue our attack on the Bosporus. Three months will be enough for the Ottomans
We must recruit more troops and strengthen the defense in the Bosporus. We must completely annihilate the Ottoman Empire’s Fifth Army before the Ottoman Empire reacts.” Rock also knew that Ian Hamilton’s plan could slow down the Mediterranean expedition.
The army suffered casualties, but the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force did not have time to slowly grind with the Fifth Army.
Since Roque left Belgium, although the Southern African Expeditionary Force had not suffered any major losses, it had been dragged back by the British Expeditionary Force on the battlefield. Roque was so anxious that he wished he could capture Constantinople overnight, and then fly back to France.
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If the German army continues to advance, the war will return to France, which will be a heavy blow to the confidence of the Allied Powers.
"Then order the ANZAC and the 29th Division to launch a counterattack against the enemy. The Fifth Army now has at most 30,000 people left. We can completely devour them." Ian Hamilton is a qualified staff officer, and he will not persist.
It's my own idea, but I followed Roque's ideas to check for gaps and fill in the gaps.
From the outbreak of the Battle of the Dardanelles to the present, while the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses, the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire was also having a hard time.
Before the battle broke out, the Fifth Army of the Ottoman Empire had only 87,000 troops. After the first phase of attrition, there were now at most 30,000 troops left to continue fighting.
Roque has strong troops and horses. The four divisions that have just landed at Bolayel are all reorganized divisions, with a total strength of more than 60,000. Although the ANZAC suffered heavy losses, the 29th Division still has a certain fighting capacity. Roque still has
There are two reorganized divisions that have not been put into combat, namely the 13th Division drawn from Egypt and the 19th Division that arrived in Europe a month ago.
These two divisions are Roque's last reserves, and Roque will not go into battle unless it is absolutely necessary.
