Of course, he also knew that it was not enough to attract the attention of these people, so he sent a top-secret order to Skorzeny who attacked Oslo.Ask him to send troops to control the fort before his fleet arrives.So after Skorzeny and his special forces successfully hijacked King Haakon VII of Norway, a special force of 70 people led the entire fortress under the leadership of Quisling.The German fleet passed smoothly and quickly put down the marines and German soldiers.

At the same time, the German warships in Kristiansand, Arendal and Trondheim did not encounter any resistance, and most of the fleet reached the port safely.The Norwegian coast guard, navy, and local army also cooperated very well, and no fierce fighting took place.The only battle that broke out during this period was the important town of Bergen in Norway. Due to the poor communication lines there, the Norwegian defenders did not receive a truce order from the headquarters.The German commander, Rear Admiral Schmundt, was impatient.His fleet had just approached Bergen, and before he could figure out the situation in the port, he rashly ordered a raid on the port.In the dark cloudy evening.The German light cruisers "Cologne" and "Munich" and the artillery training ship "Bull Snake" lined up with the coordinated destroyers and torpedo boats to break into the inner harbor of Bergen.

Who is up and down: World War III (Closed volume) Chapter 190 Seven raids on Denmark (supplement)

Just after seven o'clock, countless planes appeared in the sky above Aalborg Airport in Denmark.Then, white flowers bloomed in the sky.Soon these flowers floated to the airport with the wind.Then, those flowers disappeared, replaced by a group of heavily armed German soldiers, and the Danish army guarding the airport did not make any resistance, so the German army did not use more troops to take such a A very important airport.

The Junkers of the 1th Squadron of the [-]st Special Transport Aircraft Wing (TP[-]) carried Captain Gehrig and his [-]th Company of Jaegers across the Baltic Sea and flew to the second target of the German army-Szt. The Thordliem Bridge, with a total length of [-] kilometers, is the only channel connecting Gesai Island and Zealand Island in the south, that is, connecting Copenhagen.

In the bright sun in the early morning, the long Stolsdrheim Bridge loomed ahead.At 100:[-], Captain Glick signaled for a jump, and within seconds the cabin was empty.The white parachute fluttered down towards the small island of Masnard.There were no gunshots on the ground, and no sirens.It seems that this area is still sleeping in a dream of peace.Like a parachute being packed one by one.Captain Glick and his soldiers landed safely and quietly beside the railway embankment leading to the iron bridge.He first established three machine gun positions on the embankment of the road, because from this road, he could not only straf the Danish coastal positions, but also cover his subordinates from the air to land less than [-] meters away from the concrete roof of the position fortifications. place.However, there was a deathly silence on the Danish army's position opposite.

Seeing this situation, the paratroopers jumped up from the ground, and they didn't want to take the time to open the heavy weapon box next to them.They rushed into the opponent's position with light weapons.Soon these paratroopers swaggered past the enemy sentinels who raised their hands in fright, and then went straight into the depths, disarming the garrison in just a few minutes.

Then a squad of soldiers rode the seized bicycles and rushed to the other end of the iron bridge.The Danish guards defending there also surrendered without firing a single shot.However, to the amazement of the paratroopers, soldiers of the Wehrmacht wearing M35 helmets appeared in front of them.These people rushed to the opposite side of them in this off-road vehicle and truck.It turned out that this was the advance unit of the [-]rd Battalion of the [-]th Infantry Regiment.Similarly, they didn't meet I all the way to get here.Soon the search force and the paratroopers joined together and quickly drove into the small town of Vordinburg, and then occupied a bridge connecting Masnard Island and Zealand Island.They did an excellent job in less than an hour.

The 23rd motorized infantry unit of the German Wehrmacht rushed across several sea-crossing bridges occupied by the German army and rushed towards Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.On the other side, auxiliary cruisers disguised as cruise ships were loaded with marines and Wehrmacht infantry and drove along the strait to Copenhagen Port at high speed.

At this time, the sky was just dim, and Copenhagen was still in a quiet and harmonious range, but soon this atmosphere was disturbed by the sharp sirens from the pier.Hearing this noise, most of Copenhagen's residents were woken up.So most people came to the pier curiously, and soon this large modern pier was crowded with people, and not far from the breakwater of the port, there were four huge ships like islands. The flagpole of the center hangs the flag of neutral countries such as Sweden.Obviously, they want to enter the port.It's just that before entering the port, it must be guided by a pilot.

It was around six o'clock when Denmark sent out the tugboat and the guide.It took another half an hour for the four ships to sail slowly into the port of Copenhagen.Just when people were preparing to welcome their friends from Sweden, they found out.The swedish flag that had been flying suddenly and slowly lowered, and then a black, red and gold tricolor flag was raised on the mast.

"German navy flag! They are Germans! Germans!" Several Danish sailors shouted loudly after seeing the flag suddenly raised.Several people rushed to the bunker on the shore immediately. They hoped to prevent the Germans from going ashore with the cannons placed in the bunker, but it was too late for them.Because a large number of Germans have already rushed to the opposite bank in small boats.

Seeing this situation, the people on the pier immediately panicked.People who felt the danger of war began to evade in all directions.But this panic made the chaos of the entire dock even worse.Countless people crowded together, but they couldn't leave quickly, and the chaotic crowd made it difficult for the brave Danish sailors to move.

When everyone was in confusion, the tweeter of one of the German ships suddenly sounded: "Copenhagen citizens, we are the navy and army of the Fourth Reich of Germany. Since Denmark is threatened by Britain and France, we are Come to protect you. Don’t worry, we will not do anything that damages the honor of the soldiers. Please cooperate with our actions and don’t attack us. Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences.”

The ship's radio played over and over again, trying to calm down the current chaos on the docks, but the Danes were still in chaos.It was not until the German soldiers landed on the shore and fired a few shots into the sky with their rifles that the whole scene calmed down.

Then the ground forces also began to reach Copenhagen, with little resistance before that.A team of Danish police set up a roadblock at the gate of Copenhagen and fired at the vanguard of the German army with submachine guns and pistols. They successfully burned three German cars, causing about 20 casualties, but this resistance was soon overthrown. The follow-up units of the German army smashed.This is also the only casualty caused by the German army after entering Denmark.At the same time, other German landing forces also landed from strategic locations such as Zealand, Fern, and Falster in Denmark.

At 8 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the German envoy in Copenhagen submitted an ultimatum to the Danish government, demanding that Denmark immediately accept "German protection". At 12 o'clock, the Danish King Christian X was forced to surrender and ordered his guards to stop resisting. , accepted the protection of the Germans.

"Your Majesty, our progress in Denmark is going very smoothly, and now the whole of Denmark is under our control!" Admiral Falkensenhorst, who was in charge of the Danish command, reported to Kaiser Wilhelm very happily.

"Yeah! Everything is still within our expectations, the only thing we worry about now is Norway, I hope Quisling can do well, I hope Dieter can succeed, I hope the tragedy of Narvik and Oslo It will not happen to me again!" In the last sentence, William II said it so lightly and so vaguely that no one knew what he was talking about.

While the German army was successfully stationed in Denmark, the air force transport troops marching to Norway encountered a crisis.The report pointed out that the visibility over Oslo and Stavanger is poor, and there are only two airports in Norway. Among them, Forneb Airport in Oslo is the key to the success or failure of the troops who captured the capital.What's more, no matter which route you fly, you have to pass through Skagerrak, but unfortunately, the weather there is even worse.

From the sea surface to the altitude of 6000 meters, there is heavy fog, and there are many layers of dark clouds above the fog.Let’s not talk about the seriousness of the consequences of flying at low altitudes, but if you fly above the clouds at high altitudes, when will you be able to go down through the clouds?Moreover, at a certain time, the ground cannot be seen. Faced with this situation, what should we do?You know, there are rolling mountains in Norway under the clouds now, and the plane shuttles between the mountains.This column of questions was ahead of Lieutenant Colonel Drewes and [-]rd Group, [-]st Special Mission Transport Wing.

At this time, he was leading the first attack wave to Oslo and Forneb airfields.The paratroopers of the 29rd Parachute Jager Battalion commanded by Captain Elihilt were divided into 52 Ju20 aircraft. The closer to the Oslo Fjord, the thicker the fog, sometimes even the wingman of the formation could not be seen, and the visibility was less than [-]. rice.Facing such a complicated situation, Drewes gritted his teeth and controlled himself. He understood how important the task he took on was in the whole battle.

At this time, the commander of the following three units told him an ominous news by ultra-short radio, that three planes broke away from the formation and disappeared strangely.

Faced with this situation, Lieutenant Colonel Drewes could no longer bear such responsibilities, so he ordered his formation to make a 180-degree turn, and at the same time reported to Hamburg by radio: "Headquarters, due to bad weather Alright, decided to turn back and fly to Aalborg."

"Idiot! Let them fly back!" Rudolph Haus, who was sitting on the side, shouted loudly.

"The clouds over Norway are nothing special. It doesn't matter as long as the troops can reach them. Our fleet to Oslo has already sortied. If we can't quickly occupy the Forneb airfield, all our previous efforts will be in vain. Order Drewes, call He overcomes all difficulties and must fly to the designated place on time, otherwise the military law will be imposed!" Hao Si roared loudly.

"But your Excellency, if this happens, our losses will be heavy, and the Norwegians may have set up an ambush there, and our Junkers and the airborne troops on the planes will become fat on the lips of the Norwegian army. "Freiher, Commander of the Tenth Air Force, the Field Airlift Commander in charge of the Air Force Command, said worriedly.

"No!" Hearing what the other party said, Hao Si shook his head heavily.

"We don't have time, and we can't afford to lose anymore. Telling them that even if they don't occupy the airport, they must make a forced landing is a deadly order." Haus once again refuted the opponent. "Even if all the planes crashed, I still have to fly over. I can still bear this loss."

Who Controls Ups and Downs: The Third World War (Closed Volume) Chapter 190 and Nine Annoying Italy

Just when they were about to reach the active pier, a Norwegian torpedo boat hidden on the side of the inner harbor suddenly rushed out from the gray distance, and dropped two torpedoes on the side of the facing German ship.A German destroyer that ran in the innermost was hit immediately. After the violent explosion, a large hole was blasted into the hull of the destroyer.Seeing this situation, the German cruisers immediately surrounded them, and they kept turning the turret in an attempt to bombard the Norwegian torpedo boat.However, because the speed of the torpedo boat was too fast, it was difficult to hit at all, and at this time, the Norwegian shore artillery also started firing.Intensive shells exploded in the narrow bay, and jets of water rose into the sky.From time to time, artillery fire hit the German boat.In less than 10 minutes, the "Munich" and "Niuhong" were injured successively, and hundreds of German sailors and landing soldiers died.

At this intense moment, the German bomber unit appeared in the sky of the battlefield.A fly-like JU88 bomber kept circling at low altitude in the sky, and after determining the target of the attack, they each rushed to their own targets.I saw the black bomb bays open one by one, and dozens of tons of explosives poured down from the plane like rain.In an instant, many shore guns on the shore were blown up.Supported by the bombing of its own aircraft, the battered German landing force won a respite, and soon, under the cover of air and sea.A large number of landing troops rushed to the position in small boats and assault boats and started a fierce battle with the Norwegian army. Half an hour later, Bergen declared its fall.

At this time in the British mainland 100 miles away from Bergen.Admiral Forbes, Commander of the Home Fleet of the Royal Navy, stepped into the Admiralty building at Boulevard 3.He found Admiralty McKenna on the second floor.

"Your Excellency, the Germans have suddenly invaded Denmark and Norway!" Forbes said cautiously to his superior.

"I know, I know, I really don't understand why they would launch an attack at this time? Doesn't Raeder know that this is the foggy season in the North Sea? Their warships can actually come out? Are you crazy? ?” McKenna suddenly thumped the table vigorously, and the sound was so loud that even Forbes present was very surprised.

After a pause, McKenna suddenly said, "Has the German fleet been dispatched? Has Norway been completely occupied? Have we taken any measures? Where is the nearest unit of the home fleet?" The same fell on the head of Forbes.

So the poor man quickly sorted out his thoughts, and then said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency, according to our information, the Germans dispatched two battlecruisers, a pre-dreadnought, and two raiders." Ships, two heavy cruisers, four light cruisers, 18 destroyers and 40 merchant ships, accounting for 40% of the German fleet. In addition, we also found the two strongest F-class battleships Ferrett originally anchored in the port of Kiel The Kaiser and the Graf von Mackensen have also disappeared. Our surface reconnaissance forces are searching hard, but have not found each other. I think they may be waiting for us somewhere in the North Sea. Most likely, in the Belgian Ergen line, because there is support from their air force, but Narvik is not ruled out." Forbes analyzed in a low voice.

After a slight pause, he went on to say: "In addition, the German aircraft carrier forces are not in Hamburg and Kiel. But according to our intelligence, they may be in Lübeck or Koenigsberg. As for Norway, unfortunately, according to Intelligence and German communiqués show that Oslo has been captured and the Norwegian royal family has surrendered. Most of the southern ports are now under German control. The only one that has no news is Narvik in the north. We estimate that the German fleet is still Not there. As for the size of the fleet, our fleet was not ready due to the sudden attack of the Germans. As things stand, we have only four battleships and two battlecruisers ready for battle, respectively. It's the new tier Nelson, Rodney, Warspite, and Intrepid. There's also the Hood and the Repulse battlecruisers, and our carrier formation is patrolling the South Atlantic, only the Glory is in the North Sea, so I suggest to wait until my fleet and the fleet transferred from the Mediterranean Sea are fully concentrated before launching an offensive against the Germans. In this way, our losses will be much smaller." Forbes added.

"No! Absolutely not! Because then we will run out of time. The Germans have taken control of southern Norway, which has become a hunting ground for German submarines. We must use the Our overwhelming advantage wipes out each other in one fell swoop. First of all, we must seize the command of the sea off the coast of Norway. Especially the command of the winter route, this route is very important to us. So I ask you to take advantage of Germany's unstable foothold and start immediately Attack, severely damage or destroy the enemy's fleet. Do you know?" McKenna snapped the end of a thick cigar and shouted loudly.

"But if we attack in an all-round way, our forces will be dispersed, and southern Norway is the area of ​​German air strikes, and our warships will suffer serious losses." Forbes immediately took over the other party's words.

"Then choose the battlefield outside the range of the opponent's aircraft. For example, Narvik. Yes! It is Narvik. Isn't the enemy still here? Send a fleet to seize Narvik immediately!" McKenna Said loudly.After speaking, he took out a cigar from his pocket again and lit it again. "Narvik. Maybe there is the turning point of the whole war!" He took another deep breath at this point.

"Eda, this stupid woman! Why does she always get me into trouble!" Kaiser Wilhelm II roared loudly at all the people present on the special car bound for Florence. The loud sound of the wheels hitting the rails could not be masked.And the target of his venting is the main members who participated in the meeting of the Holy Alliance, including General Von Paulus, Deputy Chief of Staff, General Jodl, Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command, Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop and Prime Minister William Rudolph Hess.

This was the first time Hauss saw William II get so angry.After all, at this time, because Germany has been fighting against the wind, William II's mental state is still good.In addition, because Haos has been staying in the front-line combat troops for a while, he did not follow William II all day long, so he didn't know that William would be so violent when he got angry, and he also specifically targeted Italian.Thinking of this, Haos kept shaking his head.After all, William's state at this time really made him unable to understand.

Not long ago, the Italian dictator, Mussolini's daughter Ada, announced an attack on Turkey.No one knows why the prime minister, who likes grand military parades, took the initiative to take the offensive, perhaps stimulated by the great success of the German army in Northern Europe.Or there may be various inexplicable conditions in it, such as the desire to regain hegemony in the Mediterranean, and the temptation to restore the powerful territory of the Roman Empire.In short, Ada started to act, and her first target was Turkey at the junction of Asia.

Prior to this, Edda wrote a secret letter to his ally William II. In this letter, he explained his reasons for attacking Turkey, and also talked about some details of the attack. At that time, William II had already brought He is preparing to go to China with his entourage.

Ada's letter arrived early in the morning, and William did not respond immediately.Because he has long been confused by this woman's style of boasting but not doing serious things.More importantly, Ada's letter was written in a very secretive way.In the letter, she did not immediately inform William that she would attack Turkey, but first listed a series of problems faced by the Holy Alliance and how she planned to solve these problems.It was not until the end that she said: "We can talk about the Thrace Peninsula (that is, the area of ​​Yugoslavia near Turkey, which Italy has always regarded as its own territory) later. But Turkey, I have decided not to Delay. I will act on it quickly until the other side gives in."

Until later in the day, the German ambassador to Italy, the liaison officer of the Luftwaffe in Rome, and the agents of the Imperial Security Office's intelligence station in Rome reported to William in detail that the Italian army was gathering and preparing for a large-scale invasion.William was still skeptical.Because, he thought that no matter how stupid his ally was, they would not risk launching an attack on the mountainous Turkey in early autumn.In addition, he also believes that it is difficult to win the final victory solely by relying on the combat effectiveness of the Italian army.After all, the Turks are not useless, and they will also have the support of the British.

However, what surprised most Germans was that Italy sent troops.In fact, as early as the German army succeeded in Northern Europe, Edda had already decided to occupy Turkey before Germany in order to strengthen Italy's position.The Italian army's combat plan stipulates: launch an attack from the Turkish border, break through the Turkish defense line, and smash its basic force group; then develop an attack on Thessaloniki, annihilate the remnants of the Turkish army, and occupy the entire territory of Turkey.The Italian "Albania" army group governs the 9th and 11th armies, of which the main force preparing to invade Turkey is a total of 8 divisions with about 8.7 people, 163 tanks, 686 artillery pieces and 380 aircraft.The tactics of the Italian army are very obvious, that is, to use the superiority of the troops to tear several small gaps in the opponent's defense line, and then invest troops to expand the gap, and finally occupy Turkey.At this time, the Turkish army deployed the 1st, 2nd, and 5th group armies in the northern region, but Atubian only deployed 2 divisions and 2 brigades, 8220 artillery pieces and 36 aircraft.Compared with the Italian army, the number of Turkish troops is much smaller.Therefore, judging from the current situation, the Italian army has an absolute advantage.

Who is up and down: World War III (Closed) Chapter [-] Meeting of the Two Powers

But even if Italy really has so many advantages, William will not allow the opponent to attack Turkey.Because he deeply knows that the powder keg of the Balkans is not so easy to take down.As early as the 19th century.The famous German statesman and diplomat Otto von Bismarck once said: "Never get involved in this eventful place!"

And William's attitude towards the Balkan countries is also very clear, that is, try to use diplomatic and economic means to control, rather than force attacks.And as Germany became stronger and stronger, with China as a strong backer, countries in the Balkans became more and more respectful to Germany. For example, William just used a little trick to force Hungary and Romania to join the big family of the Holy Alliance.The ridiculous thing is that there were also conflicts between Romania and Hungary at that time. The center of their conflicts was mainly the issue of Transylvania. This piece of land larger than Hungary was alternately occupied by Hungary and Romania in history. Traditionally, the Hungarians were Landlords, Romanians are farmers. At present, the population here is about 700 million, and Hungarians account for about 21%. In history, the two sides have been fighting endlessly for this piece of land, even within the Axis powers. In the end, Germany The only way to do this is to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, allowing Hungary to occupy this area, while Romania will get the Odessa area and the Crimean Peninsula.

From the current point of view, William pays more attention to Turkey and Yugoslavia, because these are important passages to the Mediterranean Sea.In addition, Turkey and Yugoslavia are also very important springboards. If the British control them, they can use the bombers from the airports there to attack the main artery of the empire, the Prishti oil field. Therefore, it is necessary to contain the British in Africa and Asia. colonies, and to ensure that its arteries will not be cut off, then it is necessary to control Turkey and Yugoslavia.

In William II's plan, both Yugoslavia and Turkey can be wooed. As long as he exerts a little pressure, these two countries will submit, and he does not need to spend much money at all. However, his wishful thinking Although it was played loudly.However, the stupid behavior of Ada, a crazy woman, completely disrupted his original plan, and this could not make him feel angry.

"Your Majesty." While William was still furious, Jodl, who had been standing by the side, said, "Judging from the current situation, the performance of the Italians is still good. Especially they just occupied Albania, and they It also occupies a huge military advantage. I think if the Italian army can maintain this advantage, then we have reason to believe that they can win the final victory." The bald artillery lieutenant general replied cautiously.

"Yordell, your strategic view is really bad, right?" William did not agree with the other party's suggestion. Instead, he shouted loudly at the other party: "Yordell, don't you understand that the fighting power of the Italians, when we Those Italian idiots were still playing checkered squares in the Alps when Northern Europe was in full swing, what's more, they chose the wrong time to attack Turkey this time, if there is a stalemate, wouldn't we be very bad?"

"Yes!" Before William could finish his sentence, Haus continued, "Besides what His Majesty just said, there are still some things that deserve our attention. This mainly depends on the actions of the British. Don't forget, the British Although people's combat effectiveness is poor, their combat effectiveness is much better than our lovely allies. In addition, Ada is now playing divisional combat, which is bound to produce a series of bad effects. Don't forget the 1910 Sa Lonika. We suffered a big loss in that battle. Therefore, I think we must assist them as soon as possible under the current situation!"

"Hmm!" After hearing Haus's words, William slowly fell into deep thought.Obviously, Hao Si's words deeply stimulated this mighty guy.Seeing his boss like this, everyone present left the room very wisely, leaving William alone in the carriage.With the closing of the walnut door, the originally noisy carriage fell into silence again...

Florence, the thousand-year-old Roman city, has been whitewashed by the art-loving Italians, because they are going to hold a grand military parade today to celebrate the 1st anniversary of their Italian Prime Minister Edda successfully taking power.

At 1925 o'clock in the morning on February 2, 28, William II's special train slowly entered the beamingly decorated Florence Railway Station.

And Ada was already waiting for him outside the platform.This woman looks full of spring today. Wearing her signature black fur coat and a big dark blue cap, she looks a bit heroic.Compared with William's military uniform, this woman's figure cannot support her dress.Therefore, in the eyes of Hauss, the Italian head of state always feels strange to him.

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