"This group of cold-blooded German cavalry and soldiers marched through the city of Paris with all kinds of weapons and equipment. Parisians would not be surprised no matter what kind of marching team they saw again. Because they walked in an orderly manner
Uniform, the troops' slogans were sonorous and powerful, and their eyes were full of killing intent, but in fact, the people who came over were just farm children from all over Germany or Austria. They just received the order of their leader to complete their mission.
Forget it, even though they are riding fat and strong horses, in fact, they are not children at all."
An American reporter described the scene he saw this way.
Because of the propaganda of the French government, some Parisians imagined German soldiers as an invincible, rock-solid, cold-blooded and ruthless legion, and thought of them as stone-like terrifying murderous demons. They rode mechanized tanks and were regarded as cold-blooded soldiers.
Ruthless killing machines, in their eyes anyway, the only purpose of German soldiers and weapons is to kill.
And now these Parisians have finally seen the enemy they were so afraid of, the murderous maniac in their government and reports, and when they cautiously stick their heads out of the window, or bravely take to the streets, they suddenly
It was discovered that these murderous demons were not as scary as they were portrayed in the newspapers.
The cavalrymen riding tall horses didn't seem to even glance at them when they passed through the city of Paris, let alone massacre. It seemed that their target was only the French army and not the French people.
These Parisians saw the German artillery troops riding horses, pulling field guns and cannons of various calibers passing through Paris, but they did not stop for a second.
Before they could be surprised by the cavalry and infantry they had just seen, groups of German trucks followed. Yes, these were the artillery units of the German army. The trucks behind them were all Krupp 150s.
mm caliber cannon.
These trucks roared one after another, their speed was slow and steady. Although the artillery unit's cannon was covered with dust, it still couldn't stop the brilliance of its interior. The 150-caliber cannon looked like it was designed by a German designer
Like a work of art, beautiful yet elegant.
Some French people believed the image of malnourished German soldiers painted by the French government and newspapers and other propaganda agencies, which said that the Germans were hungry due to the harsh wartime economy and that they did not have enough food because of the saying "cannons not butter"
"The slogan", hungry and emaciated, became poor victims of Reinhardt's war, so they burned, killed and looted. When they saw food, they rushed forward desperately and even massacred civilians in order to get food.
But when these French people saw the healthy faces of the Germans, they immediately eliminated a lot of hostility, because seeing them really did not associate them with the devil.
"It doesn't look like these German soldiers have no food to eat." A young French girl leaned against the window and stared at the German soldiers, and then said: "If it weren't for the fact that they are Germans, I would really want to marry some of them.
Where are the soldiers?"
It has to be said that although these German soldiers appeared on the streets of Paris as enemies, because they walked briskly and neatly, they did have some masculine charm. It was normal for young girls to like them. They walked in front of the French
Then, he looked at these French residents curiously.
"Look at these handsome soldiers! They are all very charming young men!" a French girl sighed.
Then the people around her reminded her in a low voice: "Hey! Calm down, they are all enemies. You have to know that many young and handsome guys in our country have died in their hands!"
Following the mechanized artillery troops into the city were Germany's war aces, the tank troops. These tank troops played a huge role in the blitzkrieg. They had achieved rapid and fruitful results in the blitzkrieg of Poland, and then the German Army
They are the main force in ground combat, so these tank units are called the German army's war ace.
One after another, the Panther tanks drove through the Arc de Triomphe, and the German armored soldiers sang their war songs. The songs echoed over the Arc de Triomphe. The German soldiers thought that when they passed through the Arc de Triomphe for the second time, it would be the first time they occupied France.
When the time comes, they are in a very good mood and dream of a future where the German flag will be planted in every corner of the world.
Then the German troops came with some people who were dressed very poorly and with various weapons and equipment in a mess. In fact, they were frontline troops who had just finished fighting, and it was helpless that they were dressed like this. They had no time to sort it out, because
They will soon go south to pursue the French troops.
The German army originally wanted to hold a grand entry ceremony in Paris, but the German Propaganda Department ignored the head of state Reinhard's style of doing things. It can be said that this head of state is the kind of person who does things in a casual way. He is not rigid at all.
I like to show off my projects, but I prefer to run things efficiently.
As for other things, such as this city entry ceremony, in Reinhard's eyes, if there is no such thing, it would be the best thing.
Therefore, the originally grand entering ceremony was not held, but instead some frontline combat troops entered Paris directly, then passed through the city and continued southward to attack France, chasing other French troops.
Therefore, some of the German troops that came in earlier looked relatively clean, but the troops behind them could not be taken care of so much. Some of the combat troops that had just finished the battle were all dusty and looked like a group of beggars who were extremely lonely.
However, what was even more unexpected was what was still behind. Immediately behind the infantry combat troops were armored grenadiers. They had also just come off the front line and were equipped to pursue the French troops. Some of them even had blood stains on their bodies, and there were many others.
The people entered Paris with injuries, and they all knew that they could not stop for a moment. They would continue to pursue France, crush the French army, and then occupy the entire territory of France.
These people were carrying rifles on their backs, and some of the wounded had gauze wrapped around their foreheads. They looked very miserable. Although they were not demons, it could be seen from their eyes that they were not friendly.
Just as the German armies continued to cross Paris, at the headquarters of Army Group A, Guderian, who came from the front line in a special plane, paid a special visit to Rundstedt.
Next, they will follow the orders of Head of State Reinhard and use Guderian's troops as the spearhead to organize the final round of attacks against the French army.