971 Operation Turkey

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The news of the German army's attack on the Middle East flew to all parts of the world like wings, and it was not the big men behind the Middle East who reacted most violently. ╡To ┠┝╪┝┠╪read┡books. It is Turkey, a traditional powerhouse in the north of the Middle East. Compared with Italy’s slogan of “Let the Mediterranean become the inner lake of the Italian Empire”, the Turks are saying “March into the Middle East Restoring the old glory" such a great sign.

However, Turkey has not done anything yet. Instead, the German and Italian coalition forces from afar took the lead in occupying Egypt. And not long ago, it even crossed the Suez Canal quickly, and there is a tendency to monopolize the Middle East... This is undoubtedly a very intolerable thing for Turkey.

Don't think that Italy is the most famous folly in the history of the world. In fact, Turkey is absolutely not far behind in this regard. It seems that it is determined not to let Italy be more beautiful than before. Therefore, even if Italy got cold feet in the two world wars, it can only be called one of the grass. It can be seen from Turkey's wavering attitude towards China's arms purchases that this country seems to be born with a capricious character.

"Of course this kind of thing can't be ignored." It is based on this character that at the meeting of the Turkish military, the Turkish general took a look at his subordinates. It was after the German army entered the Middle East that Turkey's top leaders were deeply disturbed by Germany's expansion.

Turkey's internal affairs system since the Kemal Revolution is not much stronger than the previous Ottoman government. However, this government has successfully mobilized soldiers to concentrate the strong sense of nationality and discipline of the most peasants in the country, so there are still some ruling powers in the country, but only God knows how many there are.

Originally, Turkey's foreign policy was closely related to Greece in the Balkans, but in the process of carve-up of the Balkans, this good relationship between the two countries was completely shattered by Akado's ingenious distribution of Balkan interests. Turkey gave up Greece and replaced What came was almost all territorial domination of Greece. ╪To see╪book╪╪.＜1﹝

Afterwards, the troublesome work of ruling the Balkans exhausted the Turkish military. After losing tens of thousands of soldiers, Turkey still did not win a trace of peace from the chaotic Balkans. However, the Turkish government's emphasis on its traditional sphere of influence is still unprecedented.

After all, according to the historical relationship, the Turkish Empire has a certain influence on the Middle East, and Germany's march into the Middle East obviously has substantially provoked Turkey's surrounding sphere of influence. At least in terms of face, Germany has already driven its troops to Turkey's doorstep.

"The Italians and the Germans are the same thing. They are not satisfied with occupying Africa. They came to us to show off their might... Who do they think they are?" Another Turkish general also said. After all, Turkey did not contribute too much in the several carve-up battles with the German army, so they have become accustomed to this Axis power distribution model in which Germany carries the spoils of others. At this time, they no longer remember what they have paid for.

It's just pure anger at what I didn't get.

Germany's devastating style of play in the Middle East made Turkey feel pained. Most of the Turkish military and politicians believed that Turkey should let its troops go south to occupy those rich areas. The rhetoric is very consistent: "Instead of letting those prodigal idiots in Germany destroy the entire Middle East oil-producing region, it is better to let Turkey replace it."

So under the influence of this argument, the Turkish army left their station and began to gather in the south on a large scale. These troops lacked equipment and supplies, and were not prepared for war at all. They were pushed to the front line by the officers in such a daze, preparing to have a brutal contest of life and death with the most powerful enemy. ┐┢┡╪┟ want to ┝ read ╞┝ book ╪╫.?

Because Turkey was the latest to join the Axis powers, and because Turkey had never contributed much to the Axis powers, the arms trade between Turkey and Germany was also the shortest and most perfunctory. In order to learn from the German army, Turkey as a whole has purchased a "large amount" of German weapons and equipment. As for how "huge" this amount is, it can only be described as a "joke".

Turkey purchased a total of 40,000 rifles, assault rifles, and quite old Maxim heavy machine guns from Germany. These first ones are about the weapons of an infantry army of the German army, and they are the infantry weapons of the second-line infantry army! Of course, this does not include the artillery weapons and other equipment needed by this infantry army.

With the same procurement plan, Turkey bought a total of trucks, 4 armored reconnaissance vehicles and 19 tanks from the German army. And these 19 tanks were delivered at the request of Turkey with the cheapest captured spoils in North Africa... In short, Turkey is actually very "stingy" in terms of arms procurement.

First, Turkey's economic situation is not good. It is not like Romania, which has rich oil resources in exchange for a large amount of German military equipment, nor is it like Italy, which has a well-developed industry and can export some things to Germany. The second is that Turkey needs to buy too many things, so it can't be bought by buying.

New weapons that are changing the battlefield situation have emerged in a short period of time, such as radar systems that are crucial to air defense, anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns, large-caliber artillery, armored vehicles and tanks. Turkey has never been in touch with all of this. It is no problem to sell things. Sellers need a lot of personnel training services and a series of final problems.

Weapons manufacturers throughout the Third Reich are working overtime to produce arms for the front line. Who has the time to take care of such a troublesome customer? This is not a post-war sales environment where there is no market and the army is almost out of ammunition. Who has the time to open new customers?

In such a state where the buyer has no money or thought, and the seller has no time or energy, it is conceivable how much original German weapons and equipment Turkey can get. Germany's most sought-after export product, the me-fighter, only 8 half-sold and half-delivered to Turkey during the months when the relationship between Germany and Turkey was the best.

Now everyone should understand why Akado did not consider Turkey's plan to attack the Soviet Union or the Middle East at all, because in fact Turkey's military strength has nothing to look forward to. As long as the war starts, Turkey's seemingly powerful army will not only achieve results, but it will be a problem to hold its position.

It's a pity that although Akado has an objective evaluation of the Turks' army, the Turks themselves are not so self-aware. Under the instigation of countless people, the top Turkish leaders finally couldn't stand the pressure and made up their minds to attack the Middle East.

Thousands of Turkish soldiers packed food in their pockets, carried a rifle on their backs, received a few bullets, and headed out towards the border area in a mighty manner. The combat effectiveness of these soldiers is almost equal to zero in front of the British and American troops that have undergone earth-shaking changes.

However, the Turks are not very clear about these things. The idea of ​​​​the Turkish generals is actually very simple: the enemy is pinned down near the Suez Canal by the German army, and what their army has to face is some Arab armed forces that are also not very well equipped. With this idea in mind, the Turkish military feels that it has a chance to take advantage of the fire and occupy a large area of ​​Middle Eastern land, and even if it is lucky, it can get involved in the Persian Gulf.

At 6 o'clock in the morning on May 1, 10,000 Turkish infantrymen crossed the Syrian defense line and attacked French Syria. This place was originally a French colony, but after Germany successfully invaded France, this colony chose to support the French government in exile. Now there are some French colonial troops stationed here, as well as British troops and 1 American soldier.

Of course, if you count the 80,000 Syrian local troops temporarily armed, these troops barely reach half of the Turkish troops going south, but if you count the combat effectiveness, these troops are obviously stronger than the Turkish troops.

At least in terms of equipment, they are indeed much better than the Turkish army: the US military has an outdated m3 tank here, and the British army has kept a Matilda that is not useful here. It is more difficult, but the troops used to fight Turkey are more than enough.

The two sides fought without warning in the border area. The Turkish army's attempt to quickly break through the British-American coalition defense line was completely defeated. The crude defense line in Syria made it difficult for the Turkish troops to move forward. The American and British troops have superior firepower. overwhelming advantage. After losing around 10,000 soldiers, Turkish forces were forced to halt their general offensive.

Then those American fighters and bombers who were killed by the Luftwaffe and dared not take off to face off found their self-respect on the Turkish front. They bombed and suppressed the ground targets of the Turkish army, making it a luxury for the Turkish troops to attack or retreat. In desperation, the Turkish troops finally remembered that there were three German infantry divisions that were kept in the dark behind them, so the Turkish military contacted the German commander in a hurry, hoping that they could come forward to save the current situation.

The German commanders are not fools. They were sent all the way to Turkey not to fight, but to contain them. In a real fight, relying on three infantry divisions with no heavy firepower and no air superiority to attack the enemy's carefully arranged plan, what is the difference between this and death? Therefore, the German commander did not agree to the Turkish army's request for assistance in the war, but only agreed that the Turkish army could provide some necessary training assistance for soldiers.