Battle of the Third Reich

"So did you finally ask for something new?"

Bart put the wine bottle in the corner of the table, and then moved the meat plate to Weber. The fennel produced in Greece was generally above 45 degrees, which was much stronger than the similar sweet wine produced in France.

"[Filana] The 47th Infantry Regiment of the Infantry Division, from their marching route, the goal of the 23rd Infantry Division was Ioannina. They wanted to get through a route leading to the eastern plains of Greece. Passage. The terrain on the northern border is not conducive to their forces spreading to the two wings. If the Italians are allowed to jump out of this mountain area, it will be difficult for the Greek defenders to intercept the Italians with armored forces in the broad plains." Talking about military issues Lieutenant Webber's mood began to improve. He was a professional officer with a high degree of professionalism, and regarded his career as life.

"There is only one road from the border to Ioannina. They can't go in other directions, otherwise they can't guarantee the smooth flow of the supply line. The mountain roads here are generally not suitable for mechanized vehicles." Butt twisted a piece of bacon with his fingers. , Marking the steep terrain of the mountains and rivers.

"So their team was stretched very long, and the two infantry regiments of [Filana] couldn't go together at the same time. In the evening, I talked to Ralph by phone. They found that the 48th infantry regiment had stopped moving, and there seemed to be signs of turning around and withdrawing. You Do you know what it is? The Greek defenders blew up the subsequent bridges and roads on the mountain road, and the Italians did not assign engineers to the vanguard." At this point, Weber's face finally smiled.

"This is really a tragedy." Bart moved the wine bottle back to its original position.

"Who said no, now they can only turn around and follow the 47th regiment again, and the entire sequence of advancement will be disrupted by that time. I have encountered this kind of thing on the French front and it was a farce. , A lot of troops squeezed on a narrow road can not move, if you encounter an air attack at that time, you can only watch yourself blown into the sky."

"The responsible commander should be severely punished for this." Bart took a sip of wine, which was really strong enough.

"No as far as I know, the lieutenant colonel was killed in the follow-up battle, so no one will pursue it."

"It might be a good thing for him, respect the lieutenant colonel, yes, what is his name?"

"Ryder is still Reid, I don't remember clearly, when my mountain platoon happened to pass there, and the chaotic scene at that time was really awkward." Webb shook his head while ripping his tongue.

"Okay, respect to the unknown lieutenant colonel." Bart poured another half a glass of wine, which was really delicious.

"These Italian soldiers are completely unaware of the strategic intentions of their superiors, but they naively believe that Italy will definitely win. I really don’t know where they got the confidence. This is the map carried by the sergeant, which I originally wanted to bring You see." Weber pulled out a folded map from the pocket of the military uniform hanging on the back of the chair and placed it on the table.

"Wait a minute." Bart got up and walked to the edge of his camp bed. He lifted the military blanket to reveal the material underneath, and turned inside to find a map drawn by the Greek military.

The two officers moved the food and wine to the edge of the table, and then spread the two maps on the table to check them against each other.

The Italian Army's current progress is very smooth. The 25th Army Command thinks this. Although the offensive forces encountered some "small troubles", in the face of the powerful Italian Army, these are not problems at all, this is just this A little murmur during the great battle was the last struggle and wailing of the Greeks before dying.

The leader is watching this war. He is looking forward to a great victory. He will not tolerate any "bad news". Twenty-five Army Commander Pesca also had his personal ambitions in this war. He wanted to rely on the merits to enter the command core of Rome, so he would deliberately ignore all information that was not conducive to the war.

The continuous autumn rain made the already bad road system more difficult to pass. The Greeks did not have armored forces, so the standard of the road was also relatively low. The area near the border was also a large area of ​​hills and mountains, which led to the Italian army’s attachment. Mechanized equipment and heavy vehicles were stranded on narrow mountain roads and muddy roads. In order to accomplish the commanded objectives of the headquarters, the rushing troops could only choose to throw these burdens on both sides of the road.

The [Firana] infantry divisions that rushed to the front have all returned to pure infantry units. They carry supplies and a small amount of ammunition that are only enough for two days, and the artillery unit has only a lightweight 65-mm mountain gun. Even able to act together.

However, the command of the Italian Army Group still held a blind optimism, or the arrogance of the Italians and the consistent defiance of the Greeks, so that it ignored the possibility of danger.

Seen from the map, the 23rd [Filana] rushed to the front, the striker pointed directly at the northern Greek town of Karpaki, followed by the 131st [Sagittarius] armored division, which is known to have The armored divisions of 163 tanks actually only have 90 units in normal use, and with the current road conditions, I don’t know how many can finally keep up with [Firana].

Fifty-first [Siena] Infantry Division, this is a standard infantry division of 9,200 people. The equipment level is similar to that of [Firana]. At the same time, the soldiers of [Siena] are also a group of no combat experience Rookie, and is now being stuck on the road by [Sagittarius].

What is different from history is that the 41st [Florenza] Infantry Division has arrived in Albania at this time. This unit has participated in the operations of the Alps and retains a group of veterans with certain mountain combat experience. However, the morale of this infantry division is currently not good, because the execution of combat missions for four consecutive months, the troops are full of war exhaustion and complaints against someone in Rome. It is said that the 33rd [Aquila] infantry division is also on the way to the front line. This is also an infantry division with combat experience. Although it was beaten badly by the French, it cannot be denied that they did participate in actual combat.

Because of the bad weather conditions, the originally prepared Italian Air Force units were all on standby at the ground airport. Although the brave Italian pilots have been fighting for the higher level, the headquarters refused to dispatch any flying units under this climatic condition. Even if such a weather is used for reconnaissance aircraft, it is impossible to gain anything in the vast mountains, but it may cause unnecessary accident losses because of the strangeness to the flying environment.

So far, the Italian military still knows nothing about Greece's military deployment. They judged from some of the sporadic crossfire reports they received that the Greeks seem to have abandoned their border defense lines, and some of the stubborn border guards were vulnerable to Italian artillery, and there was nothing in the eyes of the officers who could stop them The footsteps of the Italian army.

The plan formulated by the Roman Headquarters was extremely rough. In fact, Mussolini himself did not know where the army should eventually stop advancing. He also knew that with the current strength of Italy, it was impossible to occupy the whole of Greece.

Mussolini wanted a German-style victory, forcing the Greeks to sign a surrender agreement with Italy. The leader was very envious of the blond kid's success and wanted to replicate himself in his dreams.

"Look at this place, they can only choose Basir Village, regardless of whether the villagers resist or not, the Italians will find a way to occupy it. This is the last node between Visany and Limnia, if this supply line is to be maintained , They must build a garrison here. These Italians would never expect to continue five kilometers south, they will hit the Kalmas defensive line with one end." Butt marked the village on the map with a red pencil s position.

"Speaking of this, we are not safe here anymore." Weber licked his greased fingers and then pointed to their location on the map, drawing a line between the ambush battle of Basil Village line.

"The straight line distance is only 1,200 meters, and there is only one ridge between the two villages. There is indeed a danger of being noticed by the Italians. But you see, this village is not marked on the map of Italy, indicating that they still have I don't know if this village exists."

"Mountain road, they will search the surrounding area along the mountain road, if it is me, it will be arranged like this."

"Do you think the Italians will be so diligent, Eugene?"

"This is hard to tell. We cannot put our safety on the slack of the enemy."

"You are right, so we can lay ambushes, dig traps, and lay mines on the surrounding mountain roads to make them think that there is a small Greek guerrillas nearby. When the battle ahead starts, they will have no time to use. Take care of us." Bart said proudly, and then took a cup and looked up and took a sip.

"Then let the non-combatants transfer first, and let women and children temporarily hide in the mountains to the east."

"We still need more mines and ammunition. It is best to let them send an assault team. If the battle starts, the role of this station will become extremely important, if we can get rid of it."

"The supply of Italian troops fighting on the front line of the Kalmas River will be cut off if the Greeks take the opportunity to attack."

"This will be a glorious victory." Bart threw the cup heavily on the table.

"How about, are you interested in betting with me on this one, Mr. Weber." Bart raised his chin at Weber.

"This is my honor, Mr. Bart." Weber bowed his chest and gave a court ceremony to Bart.

The two German officers stared at each other for a moment and then laughed together.

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