320 Battle of Denmark

In the quiet Danish coastal waters, a warship appeared on the sea level, followed by the second and the third. ∷4∷5∷M∷The first large-scale support operation of the German Navy High Seas Fleet, the goal is to protect the army and landing forces to take Denmark.

Following an order, the 40 carrier-based Stuka bombers that took off from the four German aircraft carriers took off one by one, formed formation in the sky, and flew towards the pre-selected target rapidly.

On the bridge of the Imperial aircraft carrier, Lütjens, his chief of staff and adjutant stared at the chart to analyze the follow-up of the battle. In order to capture Denmark and connect Germany's two outlets to the sea, this attack plan has been carefully studied by the German army for a long, long time.

"These planes will destroy the anti-aircraft artillery deployed on the shore, as well as the Danish Air Force airfield near Copenhagen. We have paratroopers airborne here and here, so our planes are needed to support these areas and destroy the resistance of the Danish defenders." The chief of staff pointed to the map and said: "We will patrol the second batch of planes here to cover the air force bombing Copenhagen and force the Danish defenders to surrender."

"What about sea security? I think everyone knows why we are here." Lütjens pointed to the periphery of his fleet, drew a piece of sea area with his hand and said: "We analyze that the British navy will come out in full force this time. Fight us here. That's why our fleet was sent here, the main purpose is to imitate the British navy and join forces with Denmark."

"General." The chief of staff pointed to several red dots on the map, and introduced: "According to your instructions, at 4:21 this morning, we dispatched four destroyers equipped with new radars. , here, and four places here and here have deployed guard posts."

The liaison officer of the carrier-based aircraft force on the side also pointed to some areas on the map, and said to Lütjens: "General, the air force is patrolling these areas, and the peripheral security is almost foolproof. If the British navy appears, we have at least 100 nautical miles. distance and more than half an hour can be used to react."

"Send a signal to the destroyers and cruisers on alert to make them pay attention to the sonar monitoring. I don't want the British to get lost." Lütjens finally nodded and ordered.

Lütjens is really very cautious. It can be said that he cherishes this opportunity to lead the army alone to carry out the mission. Admiral Raeder's performance in several naval battles was mediocre, and he was arranged by Accardo to be the "Chief of Naval Staff" who had no real power in Berlin.

And he commanded the High Seas Fleet to Denmark as fleet commander.

This was Akado's reward for his victory in commanding the battle off the coast of the Netherlands, and it was also a bold attempt to find a qualified aircraft carrier fleet commander. Lütjens could only carefully complete his set tasks, not daring to make the slightest mistake. Because if he was wrong, he would lose even the chance to go back to Berlin as a staff officer.

The main force of the German offensive this time was part of Army Group H commanded by Admiral Weicks, with a total strength of about 7 divisions. Although these troops are newly formed group armies, most of their skeletons are veterans who have participated in the National Defense Forces, so their combat capabilities should be much stronger than the Danish troops.

However, compared with the main German forces in France, this force still lacks heavy weapons and equipment-most of them are light infantry divisions, and only a small number of regimental artillery are equipped with 1,000 assault guns. But this army is used to deal with the Danish defenders, and it is already considered a sledgehammer.

Responsible for cooperating with this force is the entire main force of the Navy's High Seas Fleet and the Air Force's 200 fighter jets and 110 bombers. Of course, these troops were not prepared to deal with Denmark, but were prepared for the invasion of Norway while guarding against the intervention of the British Navy.

Many generals and merchants in Akado and Germany have taken a fancy to Norway's high-quality iron ore. Akado hopes to obtain these iron ores by invading Norway and use them to build his armored forces more cheaply and efficiently. . On the other hand, his air force and navy are looking forward to the increase in weapons production brought by Norwegian metal, at least Raeder covets the expansion of the naval fleet to 8 aircraft carriers.

Taking Denmark is only the first step in capturing Norway, and it is also the first step in expanding the navy. After capturing Denmark, the Kiel Naval Port of the German Navy can echo the Wilhelm Naval Port without restriction, and obtain safe access to the entire Baltic Sea.

And if Norway is further captured, a great situation in which the naval ports can be connected together can be formed. Norway has many ports that face the Atlantic Ocean and are difficult to be blocked by the United Kingdom. It has a long coastline that can be used by the navy for concealed attacks, which is enough to threaten more than half of the United Kingdom's domestic transportation lines.

In terms of strategy, Denmark is not that important in comparison. Apart from being a staging area for fighting against Norway, it only has one use as the outlet of the German Baltic port.

Of course, as a country bordering Germany, Akado still felt that Denmark must be subject to some control. On the other hand, Denmark's small and relatively flat land is an ideal place for the German army to fight. Compared with the huge German army, Denmark's weak army has little chance of successfully resisting.

In fact, it was exactly as Akado expected. The German army launched an attack on the Danish Army in the morning. Only some Danish troops fought the German army on the border, and the rest of the troops chose to surrender. After a fierce battle, the Danish defenders lost 77 men, while the Germans lost only 19 soldiers - and then the Germans crossed the border and entered Danish territory.

Under the cover of German destroyers, 1,000 German troops landed directly from the port of Copenhagen. A Danish king's royal guard stationed at the port started a battle with the German troops who landed. The Danish defenders had already controlled the situation, but they did not expect the German support to come so quickly.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, 20 d0-217 bombers of the Luftwaffe roared across the sky. Facing the intimidation of the Luftwaffe's obvious intention to bomb the civilians in Copenhagen, the aged king surrendered almost immediately, accepting all the conditions that Accardo asked him, even including Germany's right to manage Denmark's domestic affairs.

Just a few minutes after the King of Denmark surrendered, the bombers from the navy flew to their attack position. As a result, they were recruited back by the order from the aircraft carrier before they started dropping bombs.

"What? Surrendered?" Lütjens couldn't believe that Denmark would surrender so simply. He felt that there would be at least some local battles before finally taking over the whole of Denmark, but he did receive a letter from the commander of Army Group H A call from Wicks announcing that Denmark has surrendered.

Nearly 30,000 soldiers were ready to enter Denmark. They thought it would be another great war, but it turned into a reception ceremony. The paratrooper lieutenant platoon leader Boroll was airdropped to the edge of an airport in Denmark. When he gathered his troops and rushed into the airport to fight, he found a white flag hanging at the gate of the defenders. The Danish defenders They actually drank tea in the barracks...

The scene was very strange. Boroll was holding an mp-44 assault rifle, and Baru behind him was holding a grenade in his hand. The two stood at the door, frightened by the scene in the room and didn't know what to do.

The Danish officer in the room was holding a coffee cup with steaming strong tea in it. Some of the other soldiers were lying on the beds reading, and some were gathering to feed their pet dogs.

This awkward atmosphere lasted for a long time, and it was not broken until the Danish officer spoke. The officer walked to the door, handed the coffee cup in his hand to Boroll, and said with a smile: "We have surrendered, if you think it's okay, let's have a cup of tea together?"

The well-prepared invasion by the German army happened to coincide with the complete surrender of Denmark, so Germany took Denmark almost without bloodshed, and achieved the war myth of destroying a country in one day. Of course, the main reason why Denmark surrendered without hesitation was that the British Royal Navy temporarily lost its command of the sea, and Denmark could not independently resist the German attack.

It's like hitting cotton with a punch. It's like finding out that the enemy is old and dead after ten years of hard training in martial arts. After seeing the report of Denmark's surrender, Akado couldn't laugh or cry and wanted to say an Internet buzzword in another time and space: "I even took off my pants, so you just show me this?"

Next, the Northern Army Corps of the German Army, that is, the main mountain divisions of the H Group Army, set their offensive target on Norway. Of course, the plan to invade Norway this time is no different from the plan in another time and space. They are all invaded by naval transport troops to occupy this iron ore producing country in one go.

However, unlike Hitler in another time and space, Akado has more trump cards in his hands this time, so there will be no fiasco in the Battle of Narvik that year. In history, the British Royal Navy launched a fierce attack on the German destroyer fleet in Narvik, and achieved amazing results.

In another time and space, five British destroyers sank two German destroyers in one go, and sent almost all German transport ships to the bottom of the water. But now these British Royal Navy fleets that should have done meritorious service are not in Norwegian waters, but chasing German submarines in the North Atlantic.

Of course, the German heavy cruiser Blücher, which was sunk here, does not yet exist in Accador's naval order, and the other sunk cruiser, the Königsberg, is now sailing with the Imperial aircraft carrier. Impossible to be sunk offshore.

Therefore, the Narvik naval battle, which cost Germany half of its fleet, will not happen. Akado's aircraft carrier fleet rampages unstoppably in the waters of Denmark and Norway, and those coastal artillery forces face the German aircraft carrier. Machines can't achieve any decent results at all.

So in such a war of disparity in strength, the German army and the Norwegian resistance forces started a new battle for Norway.