Three Hundred and Ninety-Three Wars without Gunpowder Smoke

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An officer in charge of logistics management in the French theater reluctantly handed a thick stack of documents to his superior. Because the thickness of the document was a bit exaggerated, it made a "bang" sound when it was placed on the table.

Then he stood at attention and gave a German salute in front of his desk: "Long live the head of state, Akado Rudolf!"

"Führer Akado? Long live Rudolf!" The officer in his fifties with glasses raised his head and asked with a frown, "Why are there so many?"

"That's too much? This is just a week's worth of supplies for the estimated 700,000 garrison troops in France." The young officer sighed and said, "Although the head of state put forward the epoch-making proposal of simplifying supplies in 1925, but In fact, the work of our logistics department has only been slightly reduced."

"I know if you don't tell me." The old general pushed the documents to the upper right corner of the desk, and then began to check them one by one: "I recommend you to enter the logistics department! Why complain to me? It’s not that those guys in the army are used to living a hard life, and they don’t want to give up anything?”

The relieved officer pointed to the number on the document, and reported helplessly: "General, this is the total number of training 7.92mm bullets shipped to France, a total of 2 billion rounds, and they were shipped into France in four batches. In the later stage, relying on the replenishment of factories in France, the total reserve will be increased to 5 billion rounds within one year."

"Just these bullets are enough to cause headaches for the railway department." The old general shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile.

"Then there is the Air Force's 13mm machine gun bullets. The total is 120 million rounds. It is planned to complete the transportation within 3 months. The additional figures are still being calculated. General Catherine seems to be holding a breath and preparing to send them to the UK. Contributed to..."

"Hehe, it's natural to be impatient. The navy and army all have marshals. Lundstedt seems to have received the promise from the head of state to be promoted to marshal after the Battle of England. The air force doesn't have one yet. He Can Catherine not be in a hurry?" The old general shook his head with a smile, and continued to read those documents.

After a few seconds, he pointed to a set of numbers on the document and asked, "What's going on? There are still 500 S35 tanks left in France? 200 to Romania? 300 to Finland? "

"This is the meaning of the head of state, general." The young officer lowered his head and explained: "Merkel's foreign affairs department is trying to win these two countries to stand on our side. It's okay for Romania, and Finland is said to be an important counterweight to the Soviet Union in the future. strength……"

"It's because we think our side is not messy enough." The old general sighed,

Shaking his head and complaining.

Originally, the weapons used by the German army were very simple compared to other countries. The army’s calibers from small to large were only 7.92mm, 13mm, 20mm, 40mm, 75mm, 88mm, 105mm and 150mm. There are three calibers (60, 80, and 120 mortars), but over the years, including the weapons and ammunition used in the annexed countries and regions, the caliber has increased to as many as 25.

Tanks have also changed from a few types to a hodgepodge of IWC brands. Dunkirk captured 400 British tanks of various types. France surrendered and handed over nearly 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles to the German Wehrmacht. Brauchitsch kept them all with a stroke of his pen. Some were used as heavy weapons for the rear defense forces, and some Used to train German armored units.

As a result, hundreds of parts need to be stockpiled, transported, and distributed. Hundreds of thousands of shells and bullets need to be rationed. Now the German army has a huge range of weapons and equipment ranging from 7.92 mm caliber rifles to more than 400 mm caliber train guns. Some special ammunition can only rely on French factories. special offer".

For example, for the 380mm coastal defense guns deployed near some ports in France, Germany has no replaceable or replaceable weapons. The port has no defense capabilities, and it will continue to purchase such large-caliber coastal defense artillery shells from France.

Because of the deployment of diesel-powered Tiger tanks, mixed with a large number of gasoline-powered Panther tanks, plus some British and French tanks and armored vehicles using fine gasoline, the German troops supplemented the use of gasoline in February 1938. There are as many as 5 models, and this does not include the fuel used by the fighter force and the fuel used by the bomber force. If you count naval warships, the number is even more daunting.

Field troops need regular vitamin supplements, which require fresh vegetables, fruits and other materials, plus sausages, beef, biscuits, and rice for food improvement. The military trains throughout Germany are almost at full capacity, so there is no tragedy of large-scale shortage of materials. However, the battered German logistics department, which is known for its rigor, is about to be tortured crazy, and more than one request was made at a regular meeting to streamline the types of materials.

Just take canned meat as an example. From the beginning to the end of the French campaign, Germany transported a total of 9 million processed canned meat to the front. This is only a figure completed after the 2 million army compressed part of the supply. Second-line troops did not enjoy this luxury from the beginning of the operation to the end of the war.

Another figure is to ensure the attack speed of the fist force, that is, the German armored force. The German transport force is busy day and night, transporting 300,000 track parts, 50,000 engine vulnerable parts, 400 complete engines and 450 The gearbox was shipped to the French front, which ensured that more than 2,000 German tanks in France rushed forward and did not stand still due to failures.

Moreover, the German 7th Panzer Army, which was the first to rush to the French coastline to complete the scythe operation, also completed the first feat in human history to use helicopters to rush to transport tank engines to repair malfunctioning tanks near the front line. Guderian even pioneered the use of helicopters carrying machine guns to escort 3,000 French prisoners.

In order to maintain the ever-expanding German mechanized forces, Bosch’s Farben Group frantically refined synthetic gasoline, and expanded the synthetic gasoline factory to an annual output of 500,000 tons at no expense. In order to save coal mine usage and support coal-to-oil production, Germany has built 13 new hydropower plants around the country, creating hundreds of thousands of job opportunities in disguise.

Thanks to the efforts of German engineers and workers, Romania’s oil field production capacity has doubled compared to 1935. More than 90% of the annual oil production was sent to Germany, and more than half of it was used for war supplies.

At the same time, in order to support the German army's operations in France, 3,100 special trains were mobilized in the country to transport various strategic materials, ensuring that the German army was invincible in France. The Air Force dispatched 5,000 sorties of JU52 transport aircraft, carried out major combat missions including paratroopers airborne in the Netherlands and Belgium, and arranged for paratroopers and part of the army's supplies.

It is not too much to say that the German logistics supply troops fought a war that could not see the smoke of gunpowder, and their efforts were also highly praised by the front-line combat troops. When Brauchitsch reported the combat situation to Akado, he said, "There is no victory without logistical supplies." Catherine also stated in the report, "I praise the logistical troops, because every bullet I hit the enemy comes from them." .”

Looking at Germany's industrial level from today's perspective is still shocking. Mercedes-Benz's automobile production plants in various places had 290,000 male and female workers in February 1938, and BMW's engine production line also had 170,000 people working day and night. At this moment, the Krupp factory also has 200,000 employees. It is frightening that the weapons and equipment produced by such a large number of workers every day still cannot meet the needs of the German army.

Excluding scrapped weapons and equipment, Germany provided the newly formed troops with 1,700 tanks, 960 tank destroyers, 750 short-barreled No. Various models of cars—although they are not very prominent compared with the expanded troops, they are still impressive achievements.

"It's time to complain to the Führer." The old general put down the documents in his hand, opened the drawer on the left side of the desk, took out two pieces of letter paper, and then took out a pen from the pen holder, and said.

The young officer stood up and bowed his head respectfully: "Then I'll go out first."

"Don't rush away, take a look at the materials I wrote. I don't have much to teach you young people. How to talk to your boss is an important skill. Start learning it today."

The young officer immediately showed a joyful expression, and stood at attention with a smile: "Thank you, teacher! Thank you, teacher, for your training and promotion."

The old general stopped talking, and just wrote on the letter paper with beautiful cursive characters. The young officer didn't dare to disturb him, and just stood there watching the old general write. The only thing left in the office is the rustling sound of the nice pen tip across the paper, which seems extremely peaceful.

And in far away Paris, an exciting piece of good news was translated, sorted into a telegram, and handed to Akado who was eating.

When he got the telegram, Akado couldn't believe his eyes, because it clearly stated an unbelievable news: the two aircraft carriers under construction of the German Navy have been launched into service, and they can be converted into the Navy's immediately. combat effectiveness.

"How could it be so fast?" Accardo excitedly asked Admiral Raeder who passed by Paris and was about to rush to Brest Naval Port to inspect the handover work. This meal was what Akado invited Raedel to eat. It was an authentic French meal—at least when he treated his confidants, Akado would not be stingy.

"The interiors of the two battleships are not yet completed, and many water-proof compartments are being built in a hurry. Although it is a bit reluctant to fight immediately, it is absolutely no problem to pull them out to scare people." Raeder said confidently. ()