Reinhardt, who was accustomed to endorsement-style education and had finished all the contents of the "White Plan" early, gave a vivid and word-for-word recitation performance to the German generals who had never seen Eastern endorsement skills:
"According to the requirements of the "White Plan", the Army General Headquarters has deployed 42 active divisions on the Eastern Front, and 16 infantry divisions that have just been formed during mobilization. This includes all 6 of our armored divisions and 4 motorized divisions.
Infantry division and a cavalry brigade."
"And what is reassuring is that, including the two divisions sent by the SS to the Oder River, as well as the newly recruited troops from the southern provinces, the 100,000 reserve troops heading north can be mobilized at any time. Our strength on the Eastern Front is no greater than
The Polish army is small."
"In addition, we also have the 22nd Division, which has undergone airborne training and is equipped with corresponding equipment, as a mobile reserve for the Army General Headquarters. It can be flexibly mobilized at any time depending on the situation."
"However, as far as General Lundstedt's concerns are concerned, the Army General Command has only 11 active divisions and 35 newly formed low combat divisions on the Western Front, and there is not a single armored or motorized division.
Infantry division. The risk is indeed too great!"
After hearing this, Lundstedt's face became quite pretty. Originally, his biggest objection to Reinhard's troop distribution plan was that it was too risky.
As far as the Army General Command's current estimate of France's military strength is concerned, the French army already has no less than 90 divisions. The intelligence given by Reinhardt to the Army General Headquarters more accurately pointed out that the French army has
Capacity expanded to 108 divisions within 3 weeks, including 57 infantry divisions, 5 cavalry divisions, 1 armored division, and 45 local divisions with low combat effectiveness.
However, the French army's troops and reserves were all fully trained and had considerable advantages over the 35 newly formed divisions of the German army on the Western Front.
However, it seems that the head of state understands this very thoroughly, and Lundstedt also has a good idea. It seems that the head of state is not the kind of ordinary politician who does not understand military affairs at all. In this way, General Sickert's original guidance
, and it is more or less certainly effective.
Seeing that the look on Lundstedt's face became more at ease, Reinhard further gave the generals a "reassurance pill" and said with a sly smile: "However, the above is not all the troops we have deployed on the Western Front.
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With a bang, Lundstedt seemed to think of something. He thought of something he had ignored before, something new that belonged to this era.
Exchanging a confident look with Manstein beside him, Reinhard continued proudly: "That's right! Today, we also have a reserve team with German characteristics - that is, the strength of the SS.
.You know, I have already ordered Steve to send all the remaining nearly 200,000 SS troops to the Western Front to be on standby. Among them, there is also a newly formed SS 1st Armored Division."
These words completely relieved the worried old general Rundstadt. Among other things, the SS and the French army were old enemies. During the conflict in the Ruhr, he was
Pétain, a famous French general of his generation, came with 100,000 Franco-Belgian troops, but was defeated by Steve's less than 50,000 SS troops.
Today, the weapons of the SS are countless times better than before. The positions they can rely on have also been changed from the ordinary highlands to the Siegfried Line with more complete facilities.
Although senior generals such as Lundstedt, who knew the inside story, understood that the so-called Siegfried Line was just a jerry-rigged version of the defense line composed of "new gadgets" such as multiple rows of pyramidal reinforced concrete piles, and France's expensive horse The Chino Line of Defense is completely incomparable. But it's better than nothing, and it can also paralyze the French's judgment.
Seeing that the few concerned army generals headed by Rundstedt were reassured, Reinhard felt that there was no need to recite. He waved his hand and motioned for Air Force Commander-in-Chief Catherine and Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch to continue speaking.
Finally it was his turn to speak. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Brauchitsch said excitedly: "The specific content of the "White Plan" is to consist of General von Bock's Army Group North through five infantry corps and one armored corps, plus Two highly mobile motorized infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade broke through the Danzig Corridor from the northern flank, joined two East Prussian fortress divisions and an infantry brigade, and moved south along the Vistula River. After conquering the Polish army, Behind the Narew River defense line, attack their Vistula River defense line from behind."
"The mission of our Army Group South is to use the huge force of our three armies, totaling 36 divisions, to expand from the Upper Silesian Industrial Zone to western Czechoslovakia, outflank and annihilate the main force of the Polish Army in Galicia in one fell swoop, and then use motorcycles to Use your forces to attack Warsaw." Lundstedt, who had already let go of his worries, followed Brauchic in a relaxed tone.
These two men are worthy of being the most senior figures in the German Army. In just a few words, they helped the senior generals present, especially those in the Navy and Air Force, sort out the Army's planning framework.
This is of key significance to future coordinated operations, especially the cooperation between the Air Force and the Army. Only by understanding the Army's operational policy and offensive focus can the Air Force formulate a reasonable support plan.
Obviously, Catherine, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force who was personally promoted by Reinhardt, will naturally live up to everyone's expectations. Through the introduction of the two generals, he clearly summarized the Army's specific implementation policy for the "White Plan" - using extended The border line encircled the Polish army on two wings from the beginning. The middle section was basically abandoned, leaving only two SS infantry divisions led by SS General Model for defense. The main force of the German army tried to pass through A quick and precise strike destroyed the main force of the Polish army in a short period of time, and then went straight to Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
After the two army generals finished speaking, Catherine immediately introduced when Reinhard turned his attention to her: "The main force of the air force has been organized into two air groups for the implementation of the "White Plan". The remaining part is provided by the former Austrian , the Third Air Force formed by Czechoslovakia, Hungary and other countries, which collected fighters with relatively backward performance, stayed on the Western Front. Although the performance of the fighters on the Western Front was worse, they were still capable of being used for fixed-point defense. They were sent I guarantee that the aviation formation on the eastern front will definitely seize air supremacy, so that our army's sky will always be roaring with our fighter planes."
"So, generals of the Third Reich!" Reinhard winked at his confidant Catherine, which translated means "well done".
Then he changed back to a serious tone, straightened up and said: "Since the Polish government is unwilling to let the Third Reich complete the situational unification, then we will take back the territory that belongs to us. I believe that when the war begins,
, the Poles will not even have time to regret. The Third Reich will surely usher in a quick and grand victory!"
"Yes! Long live the Führer!" All the generals raised their right arms and saluted.
