On October 8, 1943, the German Navy, under the cover of the land-based air force, launched an attack on the British Mediterranean Fleet. Because German submarines were engaged in sabotage battles in the Atlantic Ocean, Britain had the world's largest navy, but it could not find a real navy.
Their opponents, their huge battleships could not find German submarines, but German submarines caused great harm to Britain, and Britain had to withdraw a large number of ships from various places to escort them.
Greece turned to Germany, leaving Crete under German control. It was located right in the center of the Eastern Mediterranean. The Luftwaffe here could bomb Cairo at any time. However, Greece turned to Germany, and the United Kingdom took the lead in attacking here, but Germany again
It's fixed, it won't affect the war very much
This time Germany will land in Libya. Although this is the territory of neutral Italy, Germany does not care. If Italy can join the Allies, it will be good news for Germany. In this way, Germany can attack Italy and then attack from the east.
France, while controlling Italy can also contain the Mediterranean, which is a good thing
The Germans shamelessly landed in a neutral country, once again making Britain and France speechless. The Germans were so despicable. A large number of German air force planes landed in the desert at dusk. At the same time, paratroopers also parachuted into the Libyan desert. For more than three hours, Germany
More than 5,000 people have been gathered
Although it is very close to Egypt, the British did not send more troops to station in Egypt not far from here, so the British ground troops could not arrive at all for the time being. Germany's air transport was also learned from Qin Guo. He found that at the critical moment,
This is a very important and indispensable breakthrough.
Although the British troops sent planes to airborne the Germans, the air battles with the German planes caused mutual damage. Then it became dark and it was not suitable for air battles. The German army stabilized and avoided being bombed.
After the German army stabilized, they immediately went to the designated location and established a large landing site. Large troops would land here. Although the German army landed in the Libyan seaport city of Bardia, it could not meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops to land. The German army had to go to Bugla.
Ge and Sidi Barrani area
Germany relied on its own powerful submarine force and the British army lacked warships in this area and aircraft could not operate at night. On this night, 30,000 people landed from Egypt, and there was also a large amount of supplies.
As soon as the large German troops landed, they relied on their powerful combat capabilities to attack the Egyptian port city of Alexandria. They were invincible. During the day of the next day, a large number of German aircraft entered the occupied airport. At the same time, the fleet was also under the cover of the land-based air force.
Searching for the British fleet everywhere, hoping to destroy the British Mediterranean Fleet
On November 11, the German army arrived at the port of Alexandria, and the number of the German army expanded to more than 100,000. However, unexpectedly, the Egyptians along the way helped the British resist the German army. When they arrived at Alexandria, they also attracted the attention of the German army. The German army sent
People investigated and found out that Germany's destruction of the Orthodox Slavs was known to the whole world, and the British deliberately propagated that the German army would kill all pagans and non-Germans. At the same time, the British said they would give Egypt real independence, so the Egyptians resisted.
so strong
Although the Egyptian resistance did not pose any threat to the German army, the Egyptians were as annoying as flies. The Gestapo who followed the army were harassed and annoyed, so they did not dare to fight against the German army.
How about they, they carried out a killing operation in Egypt and killed thousands of Egyptians?
Originally, they planned to kill the chickens to show the monkeys, but they did not expect to stoke a hornet's nest. Most of the Egyptians were still waiting and watching, but they did not expect that the Germans really did what the British preached, massacring other ethnic groups and believers with different religious beliefs.
The Egyptians, especially those fanatical religious believers, joined the battle one after another, accepted British leadership, accepted British weapons, and participated in the battle against the Germans, because Wang Jiuling had exported a large number of terrorist activities in order to distract the pressure from Qin a few years ago.
Model, human bombs, anti-mass shooting, etc., these have caused huge psychological pressure on British and French colonial personnel in Africa and the Middle East during the past seven or eight years. At the same time, the losses have also been very huge. Especially in the first few years, Britain and France could only be passively beaten.
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Now the German army is facing the same problems that Britain and France faced back then. Faced with the fighting methods of the Egyptians, and religious leaders called on all Muslims to come to Egypt to resist the German invasion and avenge the deaths of Muslims, countless young people responded to the call and went to Egypt. Although they
They don't like Britain and France, and they also hate Britain and France, but Britain and France can at least live with them. If the Germans come, they all believe that they may not be able to survive. What the Germans want is not tax revenue or a dumping ground for products, but a place for Muslims to live.
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However, the current main combat goal of the German army is to seize the Suez Canal and cut off India and the Middle East from the UK. As long as India's supplies cannot be transported to the UK as soon as possible, the situation in the UK will become even worse. The Americans are still resisting the Japanese
, there is definitely no way to fully assist Britain and France, let alone send millions of troops here in a short time. The German army must capture Britain and France before the Americans drive away the Japanese, otherwise the millions of troops in the United States who have been tested by the war will also be very difficult.
dangerous
The German army that captured Alexandria on November 3rd marched towards Cairo. Despite the resistance of Egyptians in various places, the German army did not disperse. Instead, they occupied important places and then concentrated their actions. By this time, the German army already numbered 200,000 people.
The eastern Mediterranean has been controlled by the Germans, and the British fleet has fled, so the British are now suspected of being a turtle in the urn.
However, the British still have a very strong force here. They have more than 200,000 British and indigenous troops. Judging from the fact that they are well prepared in Cairo, they are ready to inflict heavy damage on the German army. In fact, the British have no way out, as the Suez Canal has been cut off.
If so, India's supplies would have to travel tens of thousands of miles around South Africa to be transported to the UK.
German submarines are active in the Atlantic and even the Indian Ocean. Such a long transportation distance requires the United Kingdom to deploy more warships to escort. The problem here is very big. Germany may land from the United Kingdom at some time. In addition, the transportation distance
Too far, too much consumption, and more importantly, a waste of time
The reason why the United Kingdom can still sustain itself now is not only the aid from the United States, but also the support of its huge colonies. India still accounts for 30%. In South Africa, due to various reasons, the United Kingdom vigorously developed industry in the early years, and now it has played a huge role.
The biggest role of the policy was that those who ridiculed this policy shut their eyes obediently. South Africa now accounts for 40% of the British weapons and ammunition consumption. If it had not been for the decisive development of South Africa, it would not even have reached 10%.
Today, South Africa has become the best place of refuge for the rich and military families, where the prosperity of the British mainland continues.