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Volume One, Chapter 1,553: The Allied Counterattack

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    The repeated turbulence of Italy's political situation made the entire world war full of all kinds of variables.

    After the initial secret surrender of the Badoglio government, Italian army officers and soldiers stationed in northern Italy occupied by the Germans and some Italian civilians began to organize guerrillas to take military action against the Germans and those fascist forces who still followed Mussolini.

    They made contact with the Allied forces south of Rome and the Badoglio government.  In order to deal with the German occupation and Mussolini's

    Government, Italians are in a brutal atmosphere of internal evidence, assassinations and massacres.

    The surrender of the Badoglio government completely surprised its hundreds of thousands of troops in the Balkans. Many troops were trapped between local guerrillas and the Germans seeking revenge, and were therefore in a very dangerous situation.

    Nearly all of the more than 7,000 Italian garrison on Corfu were annihilated by their former allies.  The Italian troops on the island of Kefalonia resisted until October 22.  Those who did not die in the battle were shot to death, and the rest were deported.

    Some garrisons on the Aegean islands attempted to escape to Egypt in small groups.

    Some Italian military detachments in Albania, the Dalmatian coast and Yugoslavia participated in local guerrilla groups.  More frequently, they were sent to forced labor and officers shot.

    Coupled with the constant defeats faced by the squadrons on the frontal battlefield, the Allies urgently needed to counterattack this action.  The method is that in addition to strengthening military operations, everything possible must be done to strengthen the escape from Rome and the authority of the Italian king and Badoglio who established the government-in-exile. This will enable them to do their best to faithfully fulfill the agreement of the disciples and hand over  They were also able to control the fleet.

    In addition, due to military reasons, it is also necessary to mobilize and concentrate all forces in Italy that are eager to fight against the Chinese and German armies, or at least resist and obstruct the Chinese and German armies.

    These troops are already actively carrying out activities.

    Therefore, the British and American leaders issued a declaration:

    "The three governments of Great Britain, the United States and France recognize the position of the Royal Government of Italy stated by Marshal Badoglio and accept the active cooperation of the Italian state and armed forces as a common belligerent in the war against Germany. October  The military incidents since the 8th, as well as the brutal behavior of the Germans towards the Italian people, finally led to Italy's declaration of war against Germany. In fact, this has made Italy a common belligerent. The governments of the United States, Britain and France will build on this basis  and continue to work with the Italian government. The three governments recognize the Italian government¡¯s promise to obey the will of the Italian people after expelling the Chinese and Germans from Italy. It goes without saying that the Italian people decide their final decisions through constitutional means.  This absolute and fully free right to a democratic form of government must never be compromised."

    Originally, the surrender of the Badoglio government in Italy would have given the Allies the opportunity to obtain important spoils in the Aegean Sea at very little cost and effort.

    Except for a few die-hard troops who followed Mussolini, most of the Italian garrison obeyed the orders of the King of Italy and Marshal Badoglio.

    If the Allies could reach the Italian garrison before they were disarmed by the intimidation of the German troops on the islands, the Italian army would surrender.

    The number of local German troops was much smaller, but not long ago, the Germans had doubts about the loyalty of their allies and had prepared countermeasures.

    The three islands of Rhodes, R?ros and Kos are important strongholds for Hitler and Mussolini and have long been important strategic targets for the Allies. Rhodes is the key to this group of islands because it has a good airport.  .  If this island is obtained, the British and American air forces can take off from there to defend other islands that the Allies may occupy, and the Allied navies can completely control this sea area.  In order to reverse the unfavorable situation in the Aegean Sea, at the end of October, with the assistance of British maritime destroyers and submarines, three battalions of the army occupied the three islands of Kos, Roros and Samos respectively, and some small detachments landed on other islands.

    ? Strategically speaking, Kos is another important island besides Rhodes.  It¡¯s just that there is an airfield on the island, and Allied fighter jets can launch their activities from there!

    Therefore, the island has naturally become the primary target for counterattacks by the Chinese and German forces, and has become the target of increasingly frequent air strikes since October 18.

    Allied reconnaissance planes reported that a German convoy was approaching. At dawn on October 11, German airborne troops suddenly landed at the central airport and repelled the defenders on the island, thereby reoccupying Kos Island.

    On the day that Kos fell, the British Admiralty ordered a powerful naval reinforcement including five cruisers., perhaps as many as 28 divisions.

    Mussolini is still stepping up the search for stragglers and recruiting troops. According to the communication lines controlled by the coalition forces, they are enough to assemble a total of about 60 divisions in Italy, mainly in the northern region.

    The Germans apparently wanted to form a reserve army that could be used to further reinforce their troops in Italy.

    In contrast, the Allies' position is not so favorable.  The maximum number of troops they could use on Italian soil was: 12 divisions at the end of October, 13 divisions at the end of November, and 14 to 15 divisions at the end of December.

    What¡¯s even more terrible is that the Chinese are already preparing to organize a major battle in Europe before the end of this year that will change the final and decisive course of the war!

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