＜ Episode 235 >
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Marshal Model left behind in Paris the most fanatical, faithful to Hitler’s ban on retreat, the marrow Nazis who, to put it bluntly, are sane but not as helpful. They didn’t say anything because they knew the model was going south to support Vichy.
But at worst, the model intended to retreat to the port, whether in La Rochelle or Bordeaux, and back to England.
Surrender would not be an acceptable virtue for a Prussian adversary, Manstein even deceived himself into abandoning his false master and being loyal to his rightful master, but the model’s upright, at worst, inflexible and savvy character leaves no room for such self-deception. did not leave
But is there any need to kill all the subordinates as well?
Therefore, the model itself could not surrender, but gave autonomy to subordinates.
In the worst case, you may surrender at your own discretion.
If this was German territory, I would have thought of disbanding the unit and issuing a discharge certificate, but now there are few German campaigns.
What is the probability that the men will be able to cross the bloody border between the Russian and German forces and return home? What is the probability of being discovered as a German soldier and killed by French locals? How many landmines were placed on the French-German border—which, of course, were pretty much cleared by the Russian advance—as the model himself supervised the mines?
It would be better to surrender as a group and live in a prisoner-of-war camp or take a new oath to save their lives.
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Model enemies thought it was their freedom.
Whether an entire battalion disappears, a regiment disappears, or the division commander surrenders.
He didn’t want to intervene anymore. Are you desperate? Maybe it wasn’t, anyway, because he was strategizing endlessly at the moment.
However, when they gathered for a decisive battle, the model was able to laugh in disappointment, but at a glance.
There were not many who escaped or surrendered, be it the National Guard or the SS.
Even though it was clear that he had a much lower chance of survival, he remained only to look at himself and walk straight on his limbs, all knowing deep down that no victory or glory would follow him.
***
“Crazy things.”
Nikita was tired and muttered.
Paris was on fire.
It would be a lie if the Russian bombardment or airstrike had no effect at all, but the Russian military’s responsibility should be a few pennies, not a few percent.
In a way, it was natural.
Paris was on fire before they even entered.
final slap.
The remaining soldiers who could make up a division that even the model judged that they could not control them turned into demons when the restraints of the model were lifted.
“The City of Light, which cannot remain in German hands, must be destroyed!”
“Burn Paris! If it cannot be left in the hands of the Germanic people, it will not be passed on to the Gauls even more!”
If you don’t have it, I will destroy it.
An order to destroy Paris, which Hitler had made in case the loss of Paris was certain or the collapse of the Nazi regime was certain, not only Paris, but also some specific cities he was attached to.
Nero Edict.
This edict, which stems from a childish and pathological obsession to destroy if it cannot be possessed, and is full of the perverse spiritual world characteristic of art students, has, in contrast, been ignored by sane dignitaries under the deputy prime minister.
However, Hitler sent it to the model, which the model himself ignored, but the record of this order was passed on to the fanatics who were abandoned by the model. In a way, it was inevitable. Because of that responsibility, at least the model took over and went straight.
How would Hitler’s fanatics react when they heard Hitler’s command, their gospel and proverb?
The German fanatics began to blow up and set fire to the last line of defense against Paris, as Russian troops rushed into the last line of defense and the Russians approaching the last trench engaged in a hand-to-hand battle.
Not only the city, but also the citizens who were locked up in their homes to prevent them from running away with the intention of ‘destroying’ all of them.
To prevent this meaningless destruction, the Russian army, who broke through the last line of defense, hurriedly entered the city, but the madmen responded with street fighting.
Behind the barricade, rockets flew from the roof and destroyed the T-32 tank. Nikita also jumped into this hell, but attack was not the priority.
“Ahhh!”
-Tatatattattattata!
Enemy soldiers who were hit by dozens of bullets collapsed, and the bomb in their hand fell to the ground and exploded to see if the fuse worked.
“Damn, crazy things.”
“Chief of the regiment! It crashes! Put your head in and close the hatch!”
The moment Nikita closed the hatch, a shock was felt from behind, that is, behind the turret, but forward in the direction of travel.
It was a familiar shock, a shock caused by the tank hitting the wall with its ignorant weight and engine power.
The collapsed stone wall thumped and poured onto the turret.
Immediately the periscope circled and looked around the tank.
In most cases, civilians evacuated or died, but in some sections, there were several people who could not do this or that and were trapped in their houses.
And they were Nikita’s main rescue target.
In the first place, a single division could not defend the entire city of Paris. Many of them were already dead or injured in battles outside Paris, and there was no difficulty in advancing to Paris. In the first place, the defense line was too thin, and the trouble was that the enemy soldiers split into squads would hide grenades or Panzerfausts and fire machine guns.
“It doesn’t seem like it!”
Anyway, if you do that, the damage you can inflict on the Russian army is limited. So he decided to save as many people as possible until further instructions were given, so he was rushing from the 20th to the 19th, 18th and 17th arrondissements east of Paris, starting with a lot of private residences.
The 11th arrondissement, where the fighting is currently taking place, is the largest residential area in Paris, and there was a high possibility that there were as many people who could not escape.
After all, the remaining enemy troops will be one battalion.
The problem was the flames, because the enemies set fire from the outskirts at the same time, the entire outskirts were in a sea of fire, and the 10th and 9th wards were now engulfed in flames.
“Chief of the regiment, wouldn’t it be better to go quickly to the 8th ward? It’s still…”
“It is highly likely that it is already too late on the way, and how can a person’s life matter?”
Nikita said softly.
“It is natural for the structure of the city as we know it to be densely populated on the outskirts of which we are fighting. Should we save the area, get some political gains, and let those millions of people burn to death? Do you think so, lieutenant?”
“……It was a lie.”
Then, the radio came.
“This is the division headquarters. The 141st Regiment should immediately stop engaging in the outskirts and enter the Elise District (8th District)! Rescue of civilians will be carried out by follow-up units!”
“What is your mission?”
“The enemy has a large number of heavy weapons in the 8th and 7th wards, and artillery has been identified. It looks like they’re gathering the remaining troops and equipment to prepare for a counterattack, so I’m going to crush it!”
“It doesn’t work.”
Nikita’s voice, which had turned cold, immediately issued an order.
“The whole army is going to the Champs-Elysees from now on, pushing it all the way to the Eiffel Tower!”
“Yes!”
***
The Champs Elysees was already in ruins. It was rare to see a building not engulfed in flames.
Heaps of corpses were piled up everywhere, as if he had been shot and killed.
“shit.”
The heat was so hot that all the equipment for chemical warfare was installed, but I couldn’t get out of the comfortable tank. It was truly a conversation piece.
Still, there were survivors.
“Put it on the troop transport and get it out! The tanks advance!”
“Without half-track cover, you’re vulnerable to anti-tank troops! Even air reconnaissance can’t be sure…”
“Do you think there will be any anti-tank soldiers lurking in these flames?”
“……”
The lieutenant kept his mouth shut, not knowing what to say.
“Where are you now?”
“Go a little further and you will see the Arc de Triomphe. The Alma Bridge, along the Jochshu Street, was blown up, but the Iena Bridge is still in existence. Enemy forces were found to be gathering in Mars Square in front of the military academy and behind the Eiffel Tower, and it was confirmed that they had 8,8 cm anti-aircraft guns and Panther tanks.”
“Through the triumphal we go to Iena Bridge. If it is judged that we are not on the scale we are dealing with, we will push it down with an airstrike, and an attacker has also appeared.”
“It’s a good way.”
Still, Nikita couldn’t hide her disappointment.
‘It would be better if the Germans looted here.’
I was concerned about the Louvre, and the cultural assets stored there, although the flames had not yet risen in the direction of the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
“Regiment commander, we are close to the Iena Bridge! But… they barricaded the bridge!”
“Aren’t you going to blow up?”
“Isn’t that a lack of bombs? That’s how I broke down.”
That was pretty convincing. Seeing the condition of her legs through a periscope, Nikita shook her head. It seemed that all the remaining enemy forces were gathered here.
“Damn, not one or two, bustling across the river! I’ll have to ask for air support.”
***
At that time, the Do335G-type fighter-bombers floating in the sky received orders from the division headquarters on the ground.
It was an order to destroy everything, from the Iena Bridge to the French Military Academy, to the ground support mission assigned to 8-Sorti.
“There is the Eiffel Tower at the target point, is it really an airstrike?”
– I can’t see the Panther tank between the bridges of the Eiffel Tower! All are permitted targets! Just wipe out everything southeast of the bridge’s midpoint! There are no friendly targets south of the Seine!
“i get it.”
The Do335G type is a fighter-bomber type, equipped with 4 cannons, bombs, and rockets.
It is not a matter of changing a certain range.
The Russian attack planes, which took the attack course slowly, began to fall as arrowheads toward Mars Square.
Like a dragon spewing fire, flames began to flutter from the barrel. Large-caliber rockets were also launched separately from under the wing.
– Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Rockets, cannons, and bombs united to set fire to the enemy’s armor.
“Did you hit it?”
“Not yet, I see enemy tanks still firing.”
“I’m going again, points 1 to 12, this time it’s definitely over.”
“copy.”
Birds hovering in the air became arrows of death and dropped lightning to the ground.
When the bombing was over, the firing gradually stopped, but the Russians looked at them with a shocked expression.
The Eiffel Tower was leaning. It was the result of being hit by several high-power air bombs.
And structures weakened by high heat collapsed.
The gigantic structure was brushed off by the teeth or bridges and laid at its ends in the Seine.
That was the end of it.