Chapter 652 Aid to Finland

During World War II, a large number of outstanding generals emerged in Germany, among which Manstein, Guderian and Rommel were the most prominent.

And Loeb has always been under the halo of these people.

Loeb enlisted in the 4th Field Artillery Regiment in 1895, then graduated from the Bavarian Military Academy in 1903 and fought in the First World War.

In 1930, he was appointed commander of the 7th Military Region and commander of the 7th Division, and was promoted to lieutenant general. After Hitler came to power, he was promoted to commander of the Second Army. In 1934, he was promoted to artillery general and became a famous defensive strategist in the history of German warfare.

According to the description of this man in history, he was against waging war in his bones, and was especially disgusted with the policy of abusing Jews.

And now, under the leadership of Cyric, many Jews are also working for the Empire. He has long since set things right and banned the unfair treatment of Jews.

However, in the face of Loeb's idea of ​​opposing the war, Cyric has long been prepared. For example, in these few wars, Loeb was almost never sent to the front line, and almost all of them were at the rear.

Even during the invasion of France, Loeb was only in Army Group C, putting a few shots in front of the Maginot Line.

He was not a core member of Cyric's leadership group.

At the same time, in the rebellion against Cyric's Junkers officer corps led by Cyric, Loeb was on the right side. He did not participate in the conspiracy against Cyric and thus escaped the purge.

Loeb's lineup this time made Cyric quite satisfied, so Cyric also assigned him a new task to help Finland!

Since Loeb has always insisted on justice in his heart, and believes that Germany's occupation everywhere is aggression, then simply give him something just to do.

The Soviet invasion of Finland was absolutely unjust. Now, send him here to promote justice!

At the same time, everyone has his strengths. Almost all of Cyric's men are good at offense, while Loeb is good at defense.

In 1934, Loeb drafted the basic plan for building the western front fort, and completed the draft the following year. In 1938, the Army Teaching Manual was officially promulgated. "Positional Warfare and Battle Against the Permanent Fortification Position" and "Defense" both contain his defensive thoughts.

He believed that the sacred mission of the field commander was to guard against enemy attacks to ensure national security; Germany's rearmament should serve the defensive posture.

This is of course not in line with Hitler's thinking and why he is not valued, but now, in Finland, he is just playing to his strengths.

Loeb got off the plane, and behind him was a blond American pilot, Bruce.

At first, when he came to England from the faraway America, Bruce was full of anger towards Germany, and he wanted to be a fighter to defend England.

Unfortunately, the fact gave him a vivid moment. The British betrayed them when necessary. This made Bruce feel betrayed, and at the same time firmly joined the German camp. He has repeatedly asked for the aircraft to be launched into the air. .

Unfortunately, due to various considerations, these wishes of Bruce were not realized. He was just left behind and formed a multinational flying team.

True, none of them were Germans, they were made up of pilots from other countries. They longed to go to war, using battle to prove their loyalty to the Empire.

And now, the opportunity has come.

They were not sent to fight British and French fighter jets, but to Finland, where they will help Finland hold their skies on a personal note!

Finally, the first battle is coming! As the leader of the team, Bruce is hopeful.

The two got off the plane. In front of them was a Finn who had been waiting for a long time: "Everyone, please come with me. The president and the commander-in-chief are all looking forward to your arrival."

The people who greeted them picked them up in a car, and soon they drove into the city and stopped in front of the Presidential Palace.

There is no welcome ceremony, after all, this is a secret operation, and now, there are not many countries that can help Finland.

Britain and France are incapable of helping Finland, and Germany's help is crucial!

Even if there is news that the Germans and the Soviet Union secretly signed an agreement to sell Finland to the Soviet Union, the current Finns will not believe that it was the Germans who provided selfless help when they needed it most!

When Loeb took Bruce into the conference room, he saw Finnish President Kayandel and the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Marshal Mannerheim.

Marshal Karl-Gustav-Emile Mannerheim, who also holds the title of Baron, has a serious expression on his face at this time.

"Welcome to the arrival of the two of you." Mannerheim said: "Now, the Soviets are gathering their forces, and the border battle will start at any time. Now, we urgently need more support. I don't know that our good friends can give How can we help?"

At this time, there is no need for greetings.

"We will provide 300 anti-tank guns, 200 large-caliber field guns, more than 200 tanks, and a large amount of other weapons and ammunition." General Loeb said.

Immediately, the Finnish president and commander-in-chief were extremely excited. Now, what they need most is these equipment!

The Soviets gathered a large number of tanks, and they needed effective anti-tank weapons!

And what happened next made them even more excited.

"We can also provide a flying force, including pilots and aircraft, probably more than a hundred aircraft and crew, to come to Finland."

Over one hundred! You know, there are only 114 planes in Finland now!

Although there are thousands of Soviets on the opposite side, their assistance is not enough, but it is already quite good!

"Germany is our good friend!" President Kayander said happily: "We are very grateful for your support!"

"Also, if necessary, we will provide a mountain division." General Loeb continued: "But, for some reason, it is temporarily inconvenient for them to be mobilized immediately, only in emergency situations, and they need to wear Your military uniform fights."

And a mountain division! Most of the terrain in Finland is mountainous, and the mountain division is the most suitable! Germany's help makes Kayandel extremely happy. Now, even if Germany asks Finland to form an alliance with Germany, Finland will unconditionally agree!

However, the other party's meaning is also very clear. All this support is confidential, and Germany cannot tear its face with the Soviets.