"General! A large number of Norwegian troops have been spotted in the north." A lieutenant colonel wearing a monocle reported nervously.
"I know," British Lieutenant General Oliver, the highest-ranking member of the British-French allied forces, nodded and said calmly: "The Norwegian army is just a group of trash with low combat power. There is nothing to worry about. What we should really pay attention to is the intelligence.
The German division had arrived in Norway a week ago."
In Oliver's eyes, the Norwegian army is full of scabies. In his eyes, the only ones that can really be called enemies are the Germans!
In order to avoid disruption by the German navy, the British deliberately set the landing location from the beginning at Narvik and northeast of Trondheim, which were further away from the German coastline, instead of Bergen, which was closer.
The British Admiralty had wishful thinking that if they landed in Bergen, they might be bombed by the Luftwaffe, and the German Navy, protected by the air force, would bravely fight. Landing in northern Norway would not only reduce the threat of the Luftwaffe
, it will also make the German navy afraid to avoid fighting because there is no fighter support, thereby ensuring the smoothness of the entire battle.
As for taking more detours, it would be much better than not being able to land at all. Besides, the British government does not think it is necessary to worry too much about Norway's troops with old weapons and equipment and poor training. Lightly armed combat is enough.
At the beginning, everything was in accordance with the vision of Lieutenant General Oliver of the Expeditionary Force. Without being threatened by the German Air Force, the British and French forces quickly landed successfully and occupied the important military port town. Then, because they advanced lightly, they did indeed go all the way.
Smoothly crossed the various complex Norwegian terrains.
Everything went as they planned. The Norwegian army's poor firepower and poor combat literacy meant that they could not even defeat the British and French coalition forces who also used light weapons. Along the way, the Norwegian army also failed to take advantage of numerous geographical advantages to successfully block the attack.
The expeditionary force can advance even for a short time.
It couldn't have been smoother. This was not a war, it was simply a forced march. Oliver even had the illusion that he didn't need to command at all, and could end this battle by just leading the troops to Oslo.
In Oliver's eyes, this group of Norwegian soldiers are simply a bunch of losers. Apart from being a bit foolish and courageous, they don't have any wisdom that a commander should have.
The British and French allied forces have been mobilizing transport fleets under their noses, but no one in the entire Norwegian military has seen through the British Admiralty's intentions.
When the convoy escorting the transport force set off, the Norwegians' eyes were still fixed on Bergen. They took it for granted that the British fleet's attack here would be the shortest and easiest to execute.
This route is also the fastest to attack Oslo, so the British and French coalition forces can only take this route.
Will the coalition forces deliver landing troops within the German bombing circle? It's a shame that these Norwegian commanders all believed in it.
As a result, it was only when the two coalition landing forces appeared in Narvik and Trondheim that the Norwegian generals knew the true intentions of the coalition. And the mines they had worked so hard to place in the waters along Bergen were
They have all become a bunch of decorations, a bunch of useless decorations that could have played an important role!
Oliver still often thinks about how great it would be if his opponents were only Norwegians...
Yes, the plan of the Anglo-French coalition was hidden from Norway, but it was easily revealed by a German head of state named Reinhard. The invasion they planned carefully at the expense of the near and far turned out to be a trap for the Germans to exploit.
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Why did the fleet in Narvik Port choose to stay in the port for repairs, and why did all the sailors, including the fleet commander, neglect their defense in the early morning of the next day because of slackness?
Oliver knew very well that it was not because their brains were filled with water and they were mentally retarded.
On the contrary, they are very smart, and because they are so smart, they are sure that based on the position of Narvik Hill, even if the German fleet wants to surrender after getting the news, it will not be able to arrive in half a day. Moreover,
They also did not believe that the German High Seas Fleet, their defeated enemy, would have the courage to leave the combat radius of the Luftwaffe and attack the British Empire's fleet alone.
Unfortunately, the German fleet was actually ready to sail long ago. As soon as it received information about the attack on Narvik, it quietly left the port. And Lütjens's First Squadron of the High Seas Fleet,
Instead of setting off from Wilhelmshaven in Germany, we will use the ports in Denmark to attack nearby.
As for the courage of the Germans, Britain has never really recognized it. Even after experiencing the heavy losses of the Battle of Jutland and the teasing of Operation Rainbow, they still have not lost their unique sense of superiority and their respect for other countries' navies.
generally despised.
Underestimating the enemy is a taboo on the battlefield recognized at all times and at home and abroad. Because they underestimated the enemy, they made a mistake called laxity. And this mistake brought a miraculous and glorious victory to Germany and the German Navy.
In Oliver's opinion, the idiots at the Naval Command not only lost 3 cruisers and 7 destroyers, but also lost the supplies, vanguard, and morale of their entire northern expeditionary force.
This is intolerable!
"Our target is the German 30th Infantry Division shown in the intelligence. This is the only support force invited by the Norwegians and our only enemy." Oliver said loudly and expressionlessly: "You must remember,
Defeating the German 30th Infantry Division is equivalent to winning the war. Without encountering the German 30th Infantry Division, the war has not really begun!"
"The German 30th Infantry Division?" Colonel Bernard, the commander of the French Alpine Regiment who was accompanying him, suddenly remembered something, and then suddenly shouted in surprise: "The German division you have been talking about before, is the German 30th Infantry Division?"
"Why, it's an infantry division anyway. Are their numbers important?" Obviously, Oliver from the UK didn't know much about the record of the German 30th Division.
Seeing that his Allies still didn't understand the enemy so well, Colonel Bernard from France, who had sent to Poland to guide the officer corps, couldn't hide his shock and popularized the original situation to the British commanders present.
The legendary achievements of the German 30th Infantry Division.
When I heard that this German division, faced with the siege of a Polish group army, actually resisted alone for several days, and finally launched a counterattack at a casualty rate that should have collapsed long ago, capturing several times the number of its own soldiers.
When facing the enemy... even Lieutenant General Oliver, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Facing such a terrifying enemy, can they really win?
"Report! A large number of German troops have been discovered in the south. The vanguard of a regiment of our army has been defeated!" Another staff officer stumbled over to report.
The rain is coming and the wind is blowing!
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