Battle of the Third Reich

Lieutenant Spallu’s encouragement to his men was indeed very exciting, but his plan was destined to fail, because at this moment in front of the German tank company, a mixed combat team of the advance team had entered the city of Rome.

This is a combat unit composed of a navy combat frogman, an Air Force communications team, and a SS stormstorm commando. The commander is Lieutenant Vito Franca Lucheni belonging to the Air Force.

This is the first time the Italian descendant has stepped on the land to raise his ancestors, but he is carrying the identity of an invading army. This really makes him feel a little embarrassed. Fortunately, his companions all understand, and no one doubts Lieutenant Luccheni. Loyalty to the Third Reich.

Facts have proved that the intelligence of the Eye of Odin is accurate. The Italians did not lay any defense here. There were only two policemen on duty at the local police station, and they had no thought to prepare for the sudden visit of the German army. Under the cordial guidance of the contingent, the unusual cooperation of the two police officers not only voluntarily provided the aggressor with the addresses of their colleagues, but also locked himself in the detention room behind the police station.

The contingent sneaked into two small towns without any awareness of the Italians. When the German landing fleet appeared in the open sea, the assault teams immediately launched a sudden attack on the target they were responsible for. They took the Italians on the street. All rushed back home, and cut off all communication links outside the town, set up roadblocks with mines and explosives at the intersection, blocked the traffic of several important highways around, and waited for these tasks to be completed. Cio's beach launched the first round of charge.

Lucchini was ordered by his superiors to take an air force communications team and immediately march toward Rome. The air force wanted to send an airborne infantry to occupy Rome airport, so a team was required to guide in front.

In this matter, the Navy and the Air Force made a lot of deals behind them. They put a lot of effort in the last Sicilian landing battle, but the limelight was all taken away by the Army family.

So this time the navy and air force united, determined to take away the honor of being the first to enter Rome from the army.

The advance team's main force is the Navy's diving combat engineers, and some of the SS special commando teams have been trained to destroy the enemy, and the rest are some of the Air Force's land combat and communication units. After discussing with each other, each of them took out two squads of manpower to come up with an armed force equivalent to the reinforced platoon of the task force. It was led by a second lieutenant officer of the Air Force and got on the Italian truck requisitioned on the spot. The intercity highway moved quickly towards Rome.

From the map, it is almost 70 kilometers away, and the journey is smooth. Although many Italians were encountered along the way, but because the Germans were riding in Italian vehicles, no one was curious about this convoy.

Two 36-year-old Fiat four-door sedans opened, followed by four Lancia six-ton ​​trucks painted with the logo of the Fisheries Company, and finally an Alfa Romeo 500 three-ton heavy truck with a drag behind the butt. Sternly covered bucket covered by canvas.

"They thought we were Italian." The Air Force officer driving the Fiat car smiled and waved out the window, greeting the driver in the car that passed.

"These are civilians, and it's normal to tell our military uniforms." Lieutenant Luccini looked up at the window, then continued to look down at the map in his hand.

"We're going in the right direction. Did you see the sign? It's five kilometers away from Rome." Corporal Ruhr, although a native German, had studied Italian at the university.

To be honest, there was no environmental protection concept in Europe at this time. The greenery near Rome was severely damaged. That is to say, the forest that Manstein mentioned to hide troops has been cut down by locals a few years ago. . The Germans walked along the road, full of yellow earth covered with gravel and rock, and the remains of ancient Roman buildings with severe wind erosion beside the road. Only a few large olive plantations can add a little greenery to this ancient land. .

"Are you disappointed, Lieutenant." Corporal Ruhr said in a word.

"what do you mean?"

"Italy, Rome, look at the outside scene."

"Oh, it is good as a tourist destination. I personally have no idea, so I am not disappointed."

"But this is your fatherland after all"

"I was born in Cologne, Corporal, watching the way."

"I'm sorry I meant to obey, Lieutenant." The corporal lifted his waist and stabilized the steering wheel.

"What do you think of this operation, Corporal Ruhr." The lieutenant folded the map and tucked it into his waist map bag.

"Great, this is an honor given to us by our superiors, and I will do everything possible to complete this task."

"Really, I'm the same as you think, Corporal." The second lieutenant took out the cigarette case from his pocket, first withdrew two of the communications soldiers sitting in the back row, and then withdrew one to Corporal Ruhr.

"Thank you sir." The driver took the cigarette and nodded slightly.

"After the intersection in front, stop at the side." Lucchini took out the lighter and lit the cigarette.

The convoy stopped on the side of the road in turn, and Luccheni jumped out of the car to summon several squad leaders.

"Hang our flags to let the Italians know we are here." Lucchini ordered.

"Has the plan changed? Lieutenant, we should go to occupy the airport."

"The plan hasn't changed. The airport is north of the city. I don't want to go around the city. It's too time-consuming. We walked directly through the city of Rome. I calculated it and could save about half an hour."

"You are the team leader, it's up to you. Lieutenant, I don't have any opinion." Sergeant Sven, a naval diving combat engineer, agreed.

"I don't think this is a good idea. We are not familiar with the roads in Rome. We don't know the current situation in the city. If I meet the Italians, I am worried that it will affect the completion of the mission." Storm Storm's Buddha Lieutenant Reed made the opposite opinion.

"I am the commander of this operation and I will take all responsibilities."

"Now that you have decided, the Storm Commando will execute the order, but I want to keep my opinion."

"No problem, Lieutenant, you can specifically clarify this in the report."

"I will, Lieutenant." Fred nodded.

Although there are some unpleasant things, it does not affect the cooperative actions between the units. These are all veterans with rich combat experience, and they will never put their personal emotions into the task.

German soldiers erected red swastikas on their fronts, and navy diving combat engineers also hung a black and white red iron cross navy flag on the front of their trucks. This was the first flag of the warship of the Second Empire era, carrying Although the unyielding will of the high seas fleet did not comply with Nazi legal regulations, many captains in the navy had raised this flag on their bows, and the German head of state also expressed acquiescence in this behavior.

The high flying flag finally caught the attention of the Italian drivers on the road. At first, they were a bit inaccurate. They thought that another fascist organization had launched a neuropathy. There is indeed a group of fanatical fans of Nazis in Italy. Holding a **** to march, although the group of guys have calmed down after the war broke out, as the Germans approached, the group of lunatics seemed to have resumed their activities.

But then they were no longer confused, and the tarpaulin of the truck compartment was uncovered, revealing the German soldiers with live ammunition inside. The mg34 machine gun was built on the top of the truck cab, and the Italians knew that the German team had already arrived in Rome.

At this time, it is meaningless to explore where the Germans came from. Italian drivers slammed on the accelerator and started to fight for their lives. It is not that no one wants to report to the authorities, but it is too late to do any remedies at this time. The German team almost rushed into the city of Rome with the poor Italian civilian vehicles.

ps: Chapter 2 may be later. (To be continued.)