Ren now knew why these people were singled out for training by the captain. The reason was simple: they all spoke fluent English.
And now, Rennes's paratrooper squad, as a member of the special mixed formation, followed their captain who was once a member of the SS, secretly airborne to a remote place behind Dover on the night of the first day of landing.
small fields.
Because the scale was extremely small and they landed secretly at night, the whereabouts of Ren and the others were successfully concealed under the cover of the fierce fighting on the front line.
Counting Rennes' paratrooper squad, this airborne squad has a total of 4 squads, and the other 3 infantry squads are operational personnel from the SS. Without exception, every member of this infantry platoon has an advantage.
, that is, they speak English very fluently, and they all have a London native accent.
The captain's military rank is still captain, but he has changed into a British uniform and uses the British captain's rank.
And Ren and others also put on a set of neat and tidy British uniforms.
These German soldiers have now all put on light green "Blanc Whitening Agent" military uniforms. Each of them has a gas mask hung on his chest, plus a 50-round .303-inch caliber bullet magazine.
Bag clips. In addition, they are equipped with 1939 version trenching tools, Mk Type 1 steel helmets, and the excellent and reliable Lee Anfield Type III rifle.
In fact, it is not difficult to obtain a single platoon of equipment from the more than 100,000 surrendered British Expeditionary Force. The only drawback is that these military uniforms and configurations are only used by the British Expeditionary Force and are not the same as those currently used in the UK.
Most of the troops wore slightly different ones.
However, thanks to Gott and Montgomery, they still desperately rescued about 4,000 expeditionary force personnel. Therefore, there are still people wearing this military uniform in the UK.
Moreover, when this insignificant British Expeditionary Force retreated, it was defeated like a wave and its organization was extremely chaotic. In addition, their number was originally scattered and mixed. Therefore, it is not common for Wren and his party to rely on this method in the UK, but
The theoretical existence of military uniforms can easily fool most of the British National Guard's interrogations.
In addition, this fake British infantry platoon was also equipped with a cloth-wheeled light machine gun, operated by an SS machine gunner from the platoon command post. The platoon command squad also carried a two-inch caliber artillery gun, plus ten
Five rounds of artillery shells were carried by five soldiers drawn from three SS squads.
Each squad member also carries 2 British-made grenades, and the squad leader carries 3, ensuring sufficient combat strength.
It can be said that in the current Britain, this well-trained and well-equipped "fake British platoon" can be regarded as a rare elite unit wearing British uniforms in the UK.
After all, in order to make up for the huge loss of the expeditionary force in Dunkirk and Norway, Churchill had to adopt the most efficient but least effective expansionary military expansion.
The consequence of this is that the British defense force has expanded from the previous miserable three and a half infantry divisions and one under-equipped armored division to 21 infantry divisions, 44 independent infantry regiments, and a fully staffed but equipped
Insufficient armored divisions.
Among these new British troops that have absorbed a large number of the so-called National Guards, many soldiers generally have less than 2 months of training. And with the huge increase in the number of people, it is often impossible for a newly formed company in the British Army to be able to
Allocated to a mortar, a platoon-sized unit like Renn's team may only be able to obtain at most one grenade.
Therefore, despite the fact that Rennes and the others only have one platoon, even if the identity of the British troops being investigated is revealed, they are confident of quickly annihilating the British troops of the same size or even a higher level.
Now, almost all the British troops that can be mobilized around Dover have been sent to the front lines to deal with the French and Italian landing forces. The National Guards of the so-called independent regiments have also been pulled to intercept the German airborne divisions. The so-called lag
The German cannon fodder was mobilized centrally.
In other words, as long as Renn and the others were not extremely unlucky, they would probably not encounter a large group of organized British troops along the way.
"I believe you all have kept the orders given to us by the platoon leader in mind." As the platoon leader, the captain, who was usually not a serious person, looked extremely serious at this time and emphasized in a low voice: "Everyone must remember, in the
Here, you all have to call the people around you by their new names. From now on, you can call me captain, platoon leader, or Jackson. But if anyone calls me Hans, I will definitely report him later and record his fault.
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"Hey, didn't he mention the name 'Hans' himself now?" Buck, the muscle soldier, who had changed his name to Jack, complained in a low voice to Ren, who had changed his name to Ander.
"Jack! Do you think I can't hear you?" Captain Hans, who has excellent hearing, turned his head and shouted to Buck in a low voice: "I'm serious now, don't interrupt."
It's no wonder that the captain was uncharacteristically serious this time. After all, the team he led was almost completely deep behind enemy lines, and it would be impossible to get any reinforcements if something happened. Moreover, their important mission could not tolerate any failure.
Speaking of this mission, Ren actually understood it very clearly before setting off.
They asked for a prison break to rescue a fascist leader. Of course, this leader was not Mr. Mussolini.
Due to the continued implementation of the Sea Lion Project, the in-depth rescue operations of German special forces, which originally appeared at the end of World War II, were advanced to March 1941.
The person that this group of German elites wanted to save was changed from the Italian right-wing leader to the British right-wing leader, a man named Oswald Mosley.
Taking out a photo, the captain once again emphasized for everyone: "This is the former British Minister of Labor and the founder of the British Fascist League, Mr. Oswald Mosley. I used my contacts in the SS
I found out that this big shot once attended a wedding held at the home of our Propaganda Minister, and the head of state was sitting next to him. I even heard that even the Prime Minister of Italy was a close friend with him."
With a smile, the captain took out a lighter and burned the photo in front of everyone: "Do you remember what this important person looks like? This operation must be successful. If it is messed up, we will not be able to bear the responsibility!"
"Captain," Renn raised his hand and reminded: "We have heard these things from you on the plane before, and there is no need to repeat them. I think what we need to do now is to get two trucks as soon as possible.
Let's transport it there. Our destination is too late to walk on foot."
"Ahem," realizing that he missed the key point, the captain quickly coughed twice: "I actually thought of all this, but I didn't have time to say it. I didn't have time to say it."
