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- The 'Hunger War' was very destructive, and in almost a short period of time, Japan was about to reach an unsustainable point. And this kind of destruction has especially huge support for all aspects of Hawaii.
It is precisely because of the "Hunger War" that the United States was able to recapture Hawaii at a lower cost. Americans naturally know this well.
On the other hand, as the United States returns to Hawaii, the United States itself has the ability to threaten Australia. However, at this time, the National Socialist Government has begun to consolidate its rule in Australia through the puppet government it controls, so there is no need to worry about this aspect.
“And unless the Americans want to have a direct war with China, there is basically nothing to worry about. Of course, this only means that before the end of the war, in order to avoid the overturn of the Axis Congress, it is naturally impossible for the Allies to turn their heads against China. However, after the war is over, those in the Allies who do not want China to gain so much will , I’m afraid there are quite a few.
"When several allied countries, such as the United States, Britain, Russia, and France, recover their strength, they may join forces to come to visit us.
Fortunately, it is estimated that these countries will not recover in ten or twenty years, and by that time, not to mention atomic bombs, even ballistic missiles will have been developed.
At that time, everything will naturally be like the Cold War. Although they dislike each other, they can only stand still. At that time, it will be the best time for the national and socialist governments to develop.
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Seeing that the war is likely to fail, the Japanese, especially Koiso Kuniaki himself, have pinned almost all their hopes on Germany, their ally. After all, after losing almost all its colonies, Japan no longer has the strength to compete with China and the United States.
However, at this time, Japan's ally Germany was not in a good situation either.
Not to mention the Sino-Russian coalition’s step-by-step approach to Germany, not long ago, when the Sino-Russian coalition captured Warsaw, Hitler’s old buddy Mussolini also had problems.
Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician and journalist who served as the 40th Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy. He was also the founder of fascism. Mussolini received the title of "Leader" in 1925, and implemented a dictatorship in Italy from the same year until July 25, 1943. On March 30, 1938, he also received the highest military rank in Italy - "Marshal Supreme Reich". .
After the end of World War I. Although Italy, which suffered huge economic and personnel losses, was a victorious country, it was squeezed out by the "Big Three" at the Paris Peace Conference and did not receive the expected "reward." This brought further difficulties to Italy in addition to the defeat of the war. Shame. 1921. Mussolini established the National Fascist Party. In Italy's post-war political and economic turmoil, the National Fascist Party, characterized by nationalism, anti-hammer and sickleism, and anti-trade unions, gained support from the middle class, landowners, and industrial capitalists.
On October 28, 1922, Mussolini launched a coup to march on Rome. On October 30, he was appointed Prime Minister by King Emanuele III of Italy. June 10, 1924, Mussolini's main political opponent. Italian socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti was assassinated. Concerned about civil war and the anti-monarchy character of the socialists, the National Fascist Party gained the king's support and won the election that year. Then, Mussolini declared the National Fascist Party as the only legal political party in Italy in January 1925, thereby establishing the Italian fascist dictatorship.
In 1935, Mussolini began to contact German Chancellor Hitler, and Italy and Germany signed a steel treaty on May 22, 1939. On June 10, 1940, Italy officially joined the Axis Powers and entered World War II on September 27 of the same year. Italy, Germany, and Japan signed the Triple Alliance Treaty.
But in 1943. Due to the continuous defeat of Italy, Germany, and Japan, the two allies, the Sisi Parliament passed a motion of no confidence in Mussolini on July 24. The next day, Mussolini was dismissed by King Emanuele III. He was arrested and placed under house arrest in a villa on the Imperial Terrace of Grand Sasso Peak.
But not long after Mussolini was under house arrest, the Germans launched Operation Oak. The purpose was to rescue Hitler's old buddy Mussolini.
Historically, Operation Oak took place on September 12, 1943 during World War II. Nazi Germany launched it to rescue the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who was under house arrest at the Imperial Terrace of Gran Sasso in Italy. Military rescue operation with special forces airborne raid. The operation consisted of German paratroopers and some members of the Reich Security Service SS. The action plan was formulated by Kurt Stuart and implemented under the command of Otto Skorzeny.
Otto Skorzeny relied on intercepted coded Italian Interior Ministry radio messages and aerial reconnaissance. Determine the location of the Grand Sasso Imperial Taichung Hotel where Mussolini was imprisoned. Otto Skorzeny decided to useGlider transport paratroopers to rescue Mussolini, but this rescue plan is risky because the ground behind the hotel is not suitable for glider landing. Otto Skorzeny deployed about 100 paratroopers and 12 gliders to carry out the rescue mission. The strength is equivalent to 23 of the Italian garrison of the hotel. In Otto Skorzeny's view, the tactics of surprise attacks and the German army's superior firepower can completely make up for the lack of personnel.
Skorzeny kidnapped an Italian general beforehand. On the afternoon of September 12, twelve gliders were towed by several aircraft and took off. After the tow plane left, the gliders began to search for a landing site. But because the original landing point was too steep to reach, Skorzeny landed on an open space in front of the hotel where Mussolini was imprisoned. After landing, Skorzeny pushed the captured Italian general to the front and shouted not to shoot at the hostages. At this time Mussolini was looking out of the window of his room in amazement. Skorzeny led the German soldiers into the hotel, smashed the door open with the butt of his gun, rescued Mussolini, and escaped from the Gran Saso mountaintop hotel in a Stork plane that had just landed. The plane flew to Rome first, then transferred to Vienna, and then to Munich, where Mussolini met Hitler at Rastenburg. The guarding Italian soldiers did not fire a single shot in the face of the surprise attack, and the German soldiers participating in the rescue operation suffered no casualties.
However, although Mussolini was successfully rescued, only half of the Italy that originally belonged to him was left. Fortunately, even half of it is enough to serve as a barrier for Germany.
But what I have to say is. Italians are really smart.
During the First World War, he switched jobs to the Allied Powers midway, although in the end he didn’t pay much. But he also succeeded in becoming a member of the victorious country, instead of struggling like the allies of Germany, Austria-Hungary and even Ottoman Turkey at that time.
You must know that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismembered in history, and the Ottoman Turkey was not only dismembered, but also only one Turkey was left in the territory that originally spanned the three continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa. And in this era. Due to Yan Guang's relationship, there is only a part of the original historical territory.
But what about Italy? A victorious country.
And in World War II, as a member of the Axis Powers, when it seemed that they were almost unable to fight, the Italians changed their leaders and surrendered midway. As a result, Italy almost received the lightest punishment, probably second only to Thailand, right?
However, seeing that only two and a half of the original iron triangle are left, the axis countries are becoming more and more pessimistic about the future
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Seeing that the situation of the Axis Powers is getting worse and worse, the attitude within the Axis Powers is also becoming more and more pessimistic.
Of course, this leak is nothing, but the problems in Italy have somewhat aggravated this pessimistic mood. Although Mussolini was later rescued by Hitler. And still owns half of Italy. And an Italian Republic was established.
But in the final analysis, the strength of the Axis powers has been really weakened.
On the other hand, just when Italy was undergoing changes, the Sino-Russian allied forces, which had already captured Warsaw, had also crossed the vast Russian land and arrived at the real German border——it took a long time to get here from Warsaw. for several months. During this period, the German resistance was very tenacious.
And during this time. The British and American coalition forces have also made preparations to land in Normandy, France.
In France, there is not only one Normandy. There is Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy, but these are not important.
Historically, the Normandy landing was a large-scale offensive launched by the Allied forces on the Western Front in Europe during World War II. The battle took place at 6:30 in the morning on June 6, 1944. The codename of this combat operation was Operation Overlord. The battle ended on August 19 after crossing the Seine-Marne River. The Battle of Normandy was by far the largest seaborne landing in the world, involving nearly three million soldiers crossing the English Channel to Normandy, France.
The Normandy landing battle was the largest landing battle in the 20th century and one of the most influential landing battles in the history of war. The Allies mobilized 36 divisions, with a total strength of 2.88 million people, including 1.53 million Army troops, equivalent to the entire U.S. military at the end of the 20th century. From June 6 to early July 1944, one million troops from the United States, Britain, and Canada, 170,000 vehicles, and 600,000 tons of various supplies successfully crossed the English Channel. By July 24, approximately 240,000 people on both sides of the war had been annihilated, including 122,000 Allied casualties and 114,000 German casualties and prisoners.
By the end of August, the Allies had wiped out or severely damaged 40 German divisions. Three German marshals and one group army commander had been dismissed or resigned. 20 senior German generals, including group army commanders, corps commanders, and division commanders, were killed and captured. They also captured and Destroyed more than 3,000 German artillery pieces and more than 1,000 tanks. The German army lost 3,500 aircraft, 13,000 tanks, 20,000 various vehicles, and 400,000 personnel. The Normandy landing was successful, and the U.S. and British troops returned to?The European continent fundamentally changed the strategic situation of World War II.
But the most important thing is that after landing in Normandy, the Allied forces completely separated France and Germany, severely weakened Germany's power, and at the same time completely plunged Germany into a desperate situation of defeat.
And because the Germans did not expect, or in other words Hitler did not expect that the Allies would land in Normandy, so with the superior strength of the Allies, although the Germans also had quite strong defense forces, they were eventually defeated by the Allies' superiority. The troops were overwhelmed.
Of course, this does not mean that it is just a question that comes to mind.
In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a deception operation, Operation Fortitude, designed to mislead Germany about the date and location of the invasion.
In addition, there were several leaks of intelligence before D-Day, one of which occurred six days before the landing. Appeared in the crossword puzzle for "Reportation and Commentary". Answers to some of the questions, including Overlord, Neptune, Gold and other key terms of the invasion, were announced by the U.S. government. It's just a coincidence. Through Cicero's affair, Germany obtained documents that cited the name Overlord, but these documents did not contain all the details.
At the same time, some double agents, such as Joan Pujol (codenamed "Garbo"), were in Normandy to convince the German High Command. This was at best a diversionary attack, and thus served an important purpose.
On the eve of the attack, U.S. Army Major General Henry Miller, chief supply officer of the U.S. Army's 9th Air Force, told guests at a ball at London's Mabel Claridge Hotel that they had supply problems. It will be easier to supply before June 15th. After he spoke out, Eisenhower demoted Miller to colonel and sent him back to the United States, where he subsequently retired. Another such intelligence leak was de Gaulle's broadcast message after the invasion. Unlike all other leaders, he stated that this invasion was a real invasion.
Although there were so many mistakes, in the end due to the outstanding performance of the Allies, they still completed the landing operation. And soon established a position in Normandy.
"But so many countries participated in the war at the same time. It is really an unexpected thing"
"On a beach in Normandy, watching the Allied soldiers being transported continuously from the troop carrier, a US military officer said in disbelief.
No wonder he said this, after all, the beach was already filled with troops from various countries at this time.
The Allied forces fighting in the Battle of Normandy were mainly composed of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, but after the beaching was completed, France and Poland also participated in the battle. There were even soldiers from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, the Netherlands and Norway, among others.
Therefore, the troops on the beach at this time are already veritable ‘United Nations’ troops.
certainly. Even so, people on the beach are also aware of it. Among these troops, the only ones who can play a role may be the Americans, and even the British may be a little behind. There is no way around this. After all, the most powerful among the Allied forces is the United States, and the remaining Britain and Russia have basically been disabled.
As for France?
If we have to say it, France only has some colonial troops left. After all, their homeland already belongs to Vichy France
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The successful capture of Normandy greatly boosted the morale of the Allied forces.
Especially the United States. Although all countries are nominally equal within the Allied Forces, the United States is actually about to become the leader of the Allied Forces. Not only did Britain, the former leader, follow the lead of the United States, but even Russia became more or less interested under the coercion of China.
This also gives Americans a sense of elation.
However, many people also know very well that China must not be the first to enter Berlin.
“In addition, they also know very well that these ‘joint forces’ in front of them actually do not have much combat effectiveness. This is especially true for troops from countries such as the Netherlands
It may not be a big deal if they follow the US military in a smooth battle, but if it is a tough battle, it may be a good thing if they don't hold back.
It is precisely because of this that although Americans like the scene in front of them very much, they do not really think that with so many people supporting them, they are truly invincible.
After all, at this time, there is still a China.
Therefore, after taking Normandy, after just taking a short rest, the Allied forces pointed their guns at Berlin again. Although the Allied forces are currently further away from Berlin than the Allied forces, the Allied forces plan to fight all the way from Normandy to Berlin.
“No matter what, we must get ahead of the Chinese.”
Riding in a jeep, a veteran in his 50s shouted loudly.
George Patton, one of the most famous military generals of the United States in World War II. George Patton fought bravely and tenaciously. He valued the role of tanks and emphasized rapid attack. He was known as the "hot-blooded veteran" and the "bloody veteran."
? George Smith Patton was born on November 11, 1885, in California, USA, into a traditional family with literary, political and military skills. At the age of 18, he entered the private Virginia Military Academy and was admitted to West Point Military Academy a year later. In June 1909, Patton graduated from the Military Academy and immediately served in the cavalry unit of the First Army of the United States with the rank of second lieutenant.
In September 1939, World War II broke out. America faces war. Patton's military talent was appreciated by Army Chief of Staff Marshall, who believed that he was an outstanding general who could defeat the fast-moving German army on the battlefield. In July 1940, Marshall approved the formation of armored divisions. Patton was ordered to form an armored brigade and was promoted to brigadier general. In the same year, Patton was appointed commander of the 2nd Armored Division and promoted to major general.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The United States declared war on Germany, Japan, and Italy. In January 1942, Patton was promoted to commander of the 1st Armored Corps. In November, Patton led a U.S. task force of more than 40,000 officers and soldiers across the Atlantic and landed on the coast of French Morocco. After 74 hours of fierce fighting. Finally forced the German troops stationed in Morocco to surrender. The success of the landing in North Africa created favorable conditions for the Allied forces to successfully complete the deployment of the North African war. Subsequently, Patton was appointed as the United States Governor in Morocco.
On March 5, 1943, Patton was ordered to take over the commander of the US Second Army, which was defeated by Rommel. From the day he arrived at the Second Army, he went all out to improve military discipline. The weak state of the entire army was quickly changed. On March 17, the new-looking U.S. Second Army launched an attack on the German army. Attack and attack all the way. Progress was rapid, and the British army soon completed the encirclement of the German army in northern Tunisia.
Not long after the Battle of Tunisia, Patton was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and commander of the U.S. 7th Army. On July 9, 1943, the Allied forces launched the Sicily landing campaign. Patton led the US 7th Army to capture Palermo, and then captured the city of Messina before Montgomery. The Allies occupied Sicily. The German troops retreated to mainland Italy.
Historically, Patton was originally the commander of the Third Army. Participated in the Normandy landing as the second echelon.
But at this time, Barton became the first echelon.
But there is nothing we can do about it. In fact, if there was no other way, Eisenhower would never let Patton join the first echelon.
Patton and Eisenhower were both famous U.S. military generals during World War II. The two met in the autumn of 1919 and formed a deep friendship. However, in the end, the two people broke up.
Patton was 5 years older than Eisenhower. They met in the fall of 1919. The two hit it off immediately. The First World War had just ended. After Patton returned from the European battlefield, he served as commander of the 304th Light Tank Brigade at Fort Meade, where Eisenhower also served as commander of a tank battalion. For Eisenhower, Patton was already a well-known and envied hero. The encounter between the two men at Fort Meade greatly changed Eisenhower's future development path. Through Patton, Eisenhower was able to get acquainted with many important military figures, and Patton always cared about this little brother in the days to come. It can be said that Patton played a crucial role in Eisenhower's growth.
Their close friendship lasted until the end of 1942. At this time, Eisenhower had risen from Patton's subordinate to Patton's direct leader, and no longer needed Patton's influence and support. At the same time, Eisenhower also gradually felt that this old friend who was indifferent to politics might have a negative impact on his career.
The first discordant note between them appeared in the first half of 1943. At that time, the operations in the North African battlefield were coming to an end. Patton felt that he no longer needed to sit here personally, so he prepared to hand over the corps commander's position to his deputy, and returned to Morocco to start planning and preparing for the Sicily landing campaign. This kind of transfer was possible militarily, but politically it could easily have a negative impact on Eisenhower. For this reason, Eisenhower immediately called Patton "Don't speak or act on impulse" and forced Patton to stay on the North African battlefield until the war in North Africa was over. At this time, Eisenhower remembered the comment made by General Smith, commander of the Hawaiian Military District before the war, to Patton: "This man will become an invaluable asset in wartime, but he will be a troublemaker in peacetime." Although Patton regarded this as a great compliment, Eisenhower felt threatened. The idea of ??abandoning Patton and reusing Bradley, who had been serving as his ears and ears, occupied his mind from then on.
On August 10, 1943, while inspecting the 93rd U.S. Army Rear Hospital in Sicily, Patton discovered that a soldier was feigning illness and was hospitalized because he was afraid of the sound of gunfire on the battlefield. Patton, who was greatly affected by the unsatisfactory war, was furious. He couldn't control his emotions for a while. He pointed at the soldier and cursed: "You are a complete coward. You are a disgrace to the army." He slapped him hard with his gloves.gave him a slap in the face. The matter quickly spread back to the United States. Various media in the United States carried out extensive reports, and Congress also accused the U.S. Army Department of improper employment. This incident caused great pressure on Eisenhower. At this time, Eisenhower had realized that Patton, who had always acted recklessly, would bring him more trouble and would have a great negative impact on his political development. Although he still tried to protect Patton due to the needs of the war, this incident prompted Eisenhower to rethink and position his relationship with Patton.
The wave has not calmed down. One wave after another, less than a year after the "slap incident" occurred, that is, April 26, 1944. Just as the invasion of Europe was imminent, Patton's big mouth caused trouble again. Patton said: "Dominating the world was the stated goal of Britain and the United States after the war, and of course it was also the goal of the Soviet Union." This aroused strong dissatisfaction in the Soviet Union and almost caused the anti-fascist alliance to disintegrate. Eisenhower was equally outraged. If not for this moment, Barton's fame would have to be used to feign an attack on Calais. Patton will inevitably be kicked back to the country. Because the war is not over yet, Eisenhower needs the obedient and obedient Bradley, but also some generals who are good at fighting, and Patton is his only choice at this time.
But the friendship between Patton and Eisenhower is far from what it used to be. Eisenhower has begun to reuse Bradley, Patton's former deputy and current boss. . In the Allied landing group in Normandy. Bradley was appointed commander of the 12th Army of the Main Attack Group, and Patton's 3rd Army was only sent to feint to attack Calais. In order to promote Bradley, Eisenhower even ignored Patton's feelings and blatantly transferred the French 2nd Armored Division under Patton's command to Bradley, so that Bradley could go down in history as the liberator of Paris. , and Patton, who created a key fighter plane for the liberation of Paris, left a lifelong regret.
In August 1945, Patton fell into a "language trap" designed by a reporter at a press conference. He said that there is no difference between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in the United States and the NC Party in Germany. One word comes out immediately. The world was in an uproar and Eisenhower, who no longer needed a general, no longer wanted to forgive Patton's nonsense. He removed Patton's title as commander of the 3rd Army and let him return home. In order not to embarrass his "good friend" "too much", Eisenhower gave him the title of commander of the 15th Army (the "Army Army" responsible for writing war history). An angry Patton refused the appointment. Since then, the relationship between the two famous generals has completely broken down.
December 9, 1945. Patton was injured in a car accident while hunting and died in Heidelberg on December 21. There are also legends that because of his presiding over the investigation of the "Auggie Gold Case", he touched the interests of some corrupt officers in the US military. He died of being framed by his fellow soldiers in the US military.
At this time, the relationship between Patton and Eisenhower was not as bad as it would later be, but it was obvious. It's no longer like it was in the beginning.
At the Tehran Conference in early 1943, after it was determined to open a second battlefield in France, Eisenhower was appointed as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces to command the landing operations after the conference, just like in history.
Because of this, Eisenhower, who had begun to reuse Bradley, did not want to put Patton in the first echelon. After all, Eisenhower knew his old buddy very well. Although many times his old buddy didn't consider the cause and effect of things at all, and was quite slow and insensitive to politics, he was the best fighter on the battlefield.
In other words, as long as he is placed in the right position, he can gain merit for himself, which is exactly what Eisenhower did not want to see.
It’s just that things in the world are not up to people…
Although Eisenhower did not want to put Patton in the first echelon, as the Chinese were getting closer and closer to Berlin, Eisenhower had to do so. Because the most outstanding general among the US military is Patton, even Bradley, whom he highly used, is not as good as
If Patton is not used, the plan to advance to Berlin will obviously not go as smoothly as planned, and this is obviously something Roosevelt and Marshall cannot allow.
Now that Eisenhower was not the future President of the United States, he could only put this matter aside and instead consider how to win Paris and Berlin in the shortest possible time.
After thinking about it for a long time, Eisenhower came to the conclusion that he needed Patton
Therefore, although Patton had begun to dislike him, Eisenhower could only move him to this position.
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As one of the most outstanding generals in the U.S. military, Patton is indeed as fierce as a tiger. While most of the US troops who landed were still resting and recuperating. Patton's troops had begun to advance toward Paris, and easily defeated a German army during the advance.
Although Patton is not a popular figure in the media, because he does not cater to those reporters. Just talk about what reporters like?. But the news of victory was inspiring after all, so not long after Patton's troops defeated the German army, newspapers began to cover it with overwhelming reports, and called the news the 'first victory'.
For something like this. Eisenhower's face naturally looked a little ugly.
“To suddenly replace a person who was once called a ‘hero’ will undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the person who issued the order. Therefore, Eisenhower's original plan was to support others and let Patton gradually disappear from the public eye.
This is very simple, just stop Patton from winning.
Of course, there is no need to frame Barton or anything. In fact, it is impossible to do this, but as long as Patton is exposed to as few wars as possible, he will naturally win fewer battles. At this time, coupled with the news of victory coming one after another from other aspects, the people are forgetful, and with other heroes constantly appearing, Patton will naturally be forgotten
But now, due to combat needs, Eisenhower really had to let go of Patton. This naturally made Eisenhower look ugly.
Especially now that Patton’s goal is Paris. Although the status of Paris is not as important as Berlin, if Patton becomes the liberator of Paris, I believe that he will not be able to suppress it in the future
Thinking of this, Eisenhower thought of Bradley. Compared with Patton, Bradley was obviously much more obedient. Unfortunately. In some combat aspects, Bradley can be regarded as a famous general. But still not as good as Patton
Eisenhower also thought about replacing Patton and letting Bradley come on.
But if the overall situation is delayed because of this. Then I am afraid that I will be like Barton in my eyes, making myself an eyesore to Marshall and others.
So in the end, Eisenhower could only give up the idea with a wry smile.
"After all, the overall situation must be the most important thing"
Thinking this, Eisenhower said softly in the headquarters.
But he understood that Patton, who was now active on the battlefield, was no longer something he could control.
On the other hand, Patton did not live up to Eisenhower's "expectations". The army group he led rushed towards Paris almost non-stop. It seems that Barton has understood something, so he wants to prove himself again on the battlefield.
Facts have proved that although Patton is over 50 years old, he is still a terrifying presence on the battlefield. Almost all the troops sent by the Germans were defeated by the troops led by Patton.
Nowadays, Patton looks like no one can match him
At this time, the Allied troops in the rear had also completed their rest and began to follow Patton in the direction of Paris, which could be regarded as making up for Patton's original weakness of being somewhat alone
With the friendly forces in the rear beginning to catch up, Patton bravely launched a fierce attack on the German troops outside Paris, although he only had one army group in hand.
Of course, it can also be said to be the French army, the French army that maintains France.
Since the Allied forces were not expected to land in Normandy, although Paris, the capital of Vichy France, had a certain number of German troops stationed, most of them were French troops. Considering the performance of the French troops in World War II, it is fully imaginable how strong the combat effectiveness of these Vichy French troops can be
Therefore, although the German and French troops successfully blocked Patton's troops outside Paris, the losses of the Germans and French were not small. But at this time, there was an uprising in Paris
While Patton's troops were storming the defenders outside Paris, the French resistance held an uprising in Paris and fought street battles with the Germans. At this time, De Gaulle also persuaded the highest decision-making levels of the Allies to support the uprising.
After several days of fierce fighting between Patton’s troops and the Paris defenders, the Free French 2nd Armored Division ‘Leclerc Division’ sent by the Allies arrived in Paris.
The leading troops of Leclerc's division entered Paris and launched an attack on the Germans with Patton's troops. Shortly afterwards, Patton issued an ultimatum to the German commander Dietrich von Choltitz.
After more than a day of deliberation, von Choltitz decided to surrender to the Allies rather than carry out Hitler's order to defend and destroy Paris. Later, when interviewed at his home in Baden-Baden in 1964, he explained the reason for his disobedience: "If this is the first time I disobey, it is because I know that Hitler is a madman."
On the same day, de Gaulle arrived at the Paris City Hall and gave a speech announcing the liberation of Paris.
The next day, Patton's troops, along with the 2nd Armored Division, held a military parade on the Champs Elysées to celebrate the victory of Paris.??Liberation.
During the battle to liberate Paris, about 1,500 French resistance forces and citizens died, more than 2,000 US military casualties, and about 300 French casualties; about 3,200 Germans died and 12,800 were captured.
Although the US military paid a heavy price throughout the battle, compared with other battles, the battle to liberate Paris did not waste much time. It is precisely because of this that Barton's name appeared in the newspapers again, making Barton a well-known figure again.
And the occurrence of this situation also made Eisenhower's expression become even more ugly.
Because his original plan was to take advantage of the fierce battle between Patton and the Paris garrison to let Bradley lead the troops to replace Patton, and then let Bradley pick up the fruits of victory and enjoy the honor that originally belonged to Patton. of.
In this way, Patton's influence will be weakened and the battle will not be affected.
?????????????????????????????? There are still many places that need to be fought at this time, so just transfer Patton to fight in other places, and there won’t be any problem. By that time, even if Barton had made any achievements, they would have been overshadowed by Bradley's halo.
After all, on the European battlefield, apart from the liberation of Berlin, there is probably no other achievement that can be higher than the liberation of Paris.
But now, these are all
"well…"
Eisenhower sighed. At this time, his relationship with Patton had become very tense. So he had no room for maneuver. He could either get rid of Patton or just watch him continue to be active. Eisenhower had no other choice
And while Eisenhower was sighing in his headquarters, Patton was riding in a jeep during the military parade on the Champs Elysées, enjoying the honors he should have enjoyed
At this moment, Patton is like a hero
But on the other hand, the Sino-Russian coalition forces are getting closer and closer to Berlin, and there is not much time left for Patton and Eisenhower (To be continued).
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