Therefore, this battle cannot be said to be a war of attrition, but a duel of coincidence. The German army in this battle was ordered to do so at the last moment, because the German army was following the orders of the fascist German head of state and launched a violent attack on the Far East Army in the French border area. Attack, but in the continuous struggle of the Far East Army, the German army finally retreated.
It was also the end of this battle. The Far East Army was approaching Paris. The heads of state of Britain and the United States could not sit still. They knew very well that if the Far East Army broke through the German defense lines in Paris, it would eventually rush into France and occupy France. From then on, Eastern Europe Fallen to the Far Eastern Legion.
Why is it said that all of Eastern Europe will fall into the hands of the Far East Army? That's because once the Far East Army controls France, it will be connected with Spain and the Netherlands. From then on, a powerful military group will live next to Britain.
Therefore, the British and American coalition forces finally couldn't wait to launch a landing war. They hoped that through this landing, they could take over France before the Far East Army. In this way, the Far East Army's plan to join forces with Spain and the Netherlands would not be realistic. Therefore, the British and American coalition forces ordered one week in advance. Start logging in.
This landing operation was a famous battle, so Li Ningyu was naturally deeply impressed. He knew clearly that the reason why the German army failed was entirely due to insufficient strategic considerations, because the German army's forces were constrained by many parties and had to disperse in the end. Since the beginning, the German Army has had 109 divisions in Russia, 13 divisions in Norway and Sweden in Northern Europe, 21 divisions in Italy, 25 divisions in Yugoslavia, 12 divisions in Greece, and Hungary. For 4 divisions.
In France, Belgium, and the Netherlands on the Atlantic coast, there are only 60 divisions, accounting for about 18% of their total strength. Among these 60 divisions, only 23 divisions were deployed in Calais, so when the Allied forces landed, In the Normandy region, there were only 6 divisions, accounting for about 2% of its total strength. Although the German army successively mobilized 21 divisions from various places for reinforcements after the Allied landings, due to the air blockade of the Allied Air Force, most of these reinforcements were It was not organized and was eventually put into combat sporadically, unable to organize a strong counterattack.
At the same time, in 43 days, the Allies landed 9 armies and 39 divisions in Normandy with approximately 1.65 million people, including 20 divisions of the US Army, 14 divisions of the British Army, and 3 divisions of the Canadian Army. Free France and Poland each have one army division, including 24 infantry divisions, 11 armored divisions, and 4 airborne divisions. They have about 660,000 tons of various materials, about 4,000 tanks, and about 20 other motor vehicles. Thousands of vehicles.
Therefore, this was one of the reasons for the final failure of the German army. The other reason was the tactical failure. The internal command of the German army was not unified. The German campaign commander did not have the authority to command the navy and air force, so it was impossible to organize an effective three-army coordinated resistance to the landing. In the battle, even among the German army, there was no unified anti-landing policy, and there were still serious differences between the commander-in-chief of the German Army on the Western Front, Longde, and the commander of the Ninth Army, Rommel. The former advocated deploying the main force of the German army deep in the battle and launching a resolute counterattack. came to resist the landing, but the latter advocated relying on strong beach defenses to eliminate the British and American coalition forces on the beach.
This huge disagreement ultimately led to the fact that the four armored divisions of the German army in France were neither deployed in the depth of the battle nor in the coastal areas. In the end, the German army's already weak defense force was seriously weakened. In addition, the German army's strategic
The command authority of the Reserve Armored Division lies with the German High Command, and due to the Allied air strikes, orders were not transmitted smoothly and the best opportunity for counterattack was missed.
In addition, the German navy and air force are too weak, and the strength of the two sides is too different. As an important force that can resist landings, the German navy and air force are too weak. Its air force must not only fight on the vast Russian-German battlefield, but also deal with the Allies.
The German army carried out strategic bombing of the German mainland, so the aviation force that could be used in Normandy was pitifully small. In the end, the German army tried its best to mobilize aircraft from various places, but they only had 400 aircraft, but they had to fight against the Allies' 13,000 aircraft, a thirty-fold difference.
So many! Where is the possibility of winning?
It is precisely because the German Air Force cannot play a big role at all. At most, it can only carry out some harassing air strikes, which just shows that the German Air Force is still fighting. As for the navy, because after the end of World War I, the development of the German Navy was very slow.
Unbalanced, it can be said that it only focuses on the development of submarines and completely ignores large surface ships. After the two years of war and the Normandy landings, the German Navy has very few large surface ships left, and can only use submarines and small ships to carry out operations.
Fight against landing.
Therefore, after the landing, the German army dispatched 41 attack submarines. However, due to the strong anti-submarine forces of the Allies, the German army lost 6 submarines. Only 13 submarines successfully entered the English Channel and achieved the goal of sinking British and American tank landing ships and frigates.
The record of the destroyer.
The German small ships also dispatched many times, and finally lost 2 destroyers, 1 minesweeper, 9 torpedo boats, and 1 patrol boat. In addition, 5 torpedo boats and 2 minesweepers were damaged, but only 1 Allied force was sunk.
There were 1 destroyer, 5 tank landing ships, 3 personnel landing craft, and 5 transport ships. Although the German navy and air force tried their best in the end, they really lost due to the difference in strength. The disparity between the two sides was too large, and their role was too minimal.
Therefore, as long as the Allied forces land on the beach and become a landing ground to consolidate unity, as long as they develop inland as planned, the German army will eventually fail. However, the plan of the US 1st Group Army to seize the port of Cherbourg will probably fail, because at this time, Cherbourg
The fort is already in the hands of the Far East Army.
Therefore, Li Ningyu, who hoped that the war situation would develop in a favorable direction for the Far East Army, finally revealed some secrets of the Anglo-American coalition's Normandy landing plan to the German army.
However, the details disclosed mainly only told the Germans that the British Second Army would storm Caen. In fact, it only created the illusion of taking Paris directly. It was just a feint attack. Therefore, after the Normandy landings broke out, although the Germans initially counterattacked,
However, the development of the British and American Allied Forces was not satisfactory. However, no matter how the British and American Allied Forces adjusted their deployment, even if they set up infantry defenses on the line from Caen to Caumont, they also drew out the Allied Armored Forces to use counterattacks to stop the German attack.
, in the end, before the new deployment was adjusted, the German army launched a preemptive major offensive, which completely disrupted the combat plan of the British and American coalition forces. However, the US military still began to attack Cherbourg.