The Third Reich

Chapter 704 French Volunteers

Calais.

Here, it used to be the main battlefield to stop the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force. Even if the battle has passed, bomb craters can be found on the ground here at any time, and fragments of artillery shells can be dug up in many places.

As the closest place to the UK, this place is also under high martial law.

And now, here, Germany has amassed a large force.

One after another of the tanks, you can't see the head. If you look at it from the sky, you can find that there are definitely thousands of tanks. The formation is quite majestic and spectacular.

However, if you get close, for example, to the front of the tank, you can find clues. These tanks, after being blown by the wind, will involuntarily tremble slightly, definitely not like dozens of tons. The tank looks like it should be, but it looks like a model.

Around these tanks, you can also see some German soldiers. These soldiers have put martial law around them and keep ordinary people away. It is obvious that a major military operation is being planned here.

French soldier Joseph, holding his rifle, looked at the surrounding scene with a peculiar feeling. His body, as the car was bumping, a flag was flying on the roof of the car.

French Volunteers.

Under Cyric's call, the French Volunteer Army was established on the same day. When the news was released, tens of thousands of French people in northern France enthusiastically signed up.

In the end, 6,000 soldiers were elected to form the 1st Legion of the French Volunteers, and their leader was Jacques Dolio, a former gcd man, but after the defeat, he transformed himself into a member of the French Workers' Party. The leader, now, is even more committed to it, working hard for allegiance to Germany.

These soldiers are all composed of retired soldiers. After all, the active French soldiers were captured by Germany. Before the Petain government had enough financial resources to redeem them, those active soldiers were captured in German mines. Work inside.

Moreover, it is inappropriate to arm the prisoners. After all, the issue of loyalty must be considered, and it is more reliable to retire in the past.

Joseph, who was discharged from the army five years ago, has no objection to the current German rule. In the recruitment test, he shot down a bird flying in the sky with one shot. As a result, he immediately got one. Take the rifle and become a glorious French volunteer!

"Come down, our camp is here." While Joseph was still thinking about the past, Joseph heard the squad leader's call.

The car stopped, Joseph jumped out of the car and looked at the camp here, which was actually just some tents.

"Come down and clean up our camp. In the afternoon, we will conduct a training exercise for cross-sea landing. We will follow the German Marine Corps. In the first wave, we will rush to the opposite beachhead." When they came down, they were confronted by a German instructor who shouted to them in unskilled French.

Joseph was stunned for a moment. The first wave rushed over. This was purely using the French Volunteers as cannon fodder. Everyone knows that the first wave had a very high mortality rate.

However, when they sign up, they should be able to think of this ending, right? However, it may not be so miserable. After all, Germany's combat effectiveness is obvious to all. When the Germans landed on the beach, they did not use the flesh of the sailors to fill the land. The Germans had landing ships and directly landed on the beach. , as well as the main German Panther 3 tanks, invincible.

It is only a temporary need to help the German Marine Corps and expand the beachhead.

Along the way, the body was bumped to the point of falling apart, but just after lunch, the strict military training began.

The soldiers recruited in the early days were all skilled in military technology. Now, their training is mainly about how to charge behind the tanks!

A peculiarly shaped tank appeared in front of Joseph. When he saw this tank, he only felt fresh and curious.

From the appearance, this tank is very big, the hull below is like a hull, it is extremely wide, the following is the track, and at the back, there are two small propellers!

Above, there is a small turret. Looking at the caliber of the tank gun above, it should be an ordinary 75mm gun, not the current mainstream 88mm tank gun.

"This kind of tank is our most advanced amphibious tank." The German instructor said: "The task of our French volunteers is to take a rubber boat, follow the amphibious tank, and drive directly to the other side!"

In Germany's weapons and equipment, there are already wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, which are inherently small in weight and large in size, and have inherent amphibious capabilities.

However, the infantry fighting vehicle is not a main battle weapon after all. It can only follow behind the tank to help soldiers improve their mobility, and cannot face the front-line battle.

Therefore, in the German rear tank development organization, the development of amphibious tanks has not been given up. Now, this tank has been finalized.

In the tank design stage, the plan of the island country's internal fireboats was extensively absorbed, and at the same time, various suggestions of Cyric were also integrated. The amphibious tank produced now is very similar in appearance to the later Huaxia Type 63. resemblance.

The car body is large, the reserve buoyancy is sufficient, and at the same time, it can withstand the attack of the opponent's anti-tank weapons. It uses an eight-cylinder diesel engine with 320 horsepower, which is just right.

This amphibious tank is prepared for cross-sea landing, especially the current English Channel, which is only more than 20 kilometers wide!

It is useless for the British to mine in the strait, because the draught of this tank is only half a meter, and they can easily drive on the mine!

Listening to the German instructor's introduction to the performance of this amphibious tank, the French soldiers present widened their eyes. In this war, the French did not lose unjustly, because Germany has always been preparing!

This tank has gone through five years of research and development, that is to say, five years ago, Germany was preparing for the conquest of Britain!

"Okay, now, let's practice a tactic!" said the German instructor, "lift the rubber boat!"

Ten volunteer soldiers, an infantry squad, lifted a rubber boat, and then they saw the amphibious tank started by the German soldiers rumbled.

In a cloud of black smoke, the tracks of the amphibious tank rattled, and the entire body of the amphibious tank quickly moved from the beach to the sea water, followed, and floated up!

Yes, no one thought that the tank could float on the sea, and then, this tank, converted to propeller, continued to sail on the sea!

"Let's go!" the German instructor on the side shouted to the volunteer soldiers who were carrying the rubber boat.

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