135th Mechanized Infantry Division
In Poland for 40 years, peace may be the main theme. The fierce war swept by the German army has ended, and the civilians in Western Poland can only live under the iron hoof of the German occupying army.
It may not be so vivid when it is said to be iron hooves. Because what is most terrifying about the German occupation forces now is not the cavalry riding horses, but the armored forces.
Therefore, it can be said that the civilians in western Poland are now living under the tracks of German armored forces.
The established labor camps are deep in the forest of the railway branch, so they do not disturb the peace of the local Poles.
On the contrary, the German army's rule over the locals became milder in the past two months, allowing the locals to see some hope for survival.
Compared with the British Isles, which still had no stops in war, Poland, which was divided by Germany and the Soviet Union, seemed much calmer. There was no large-scale war here, and production began to recover slowly.
However, thinking that this place was completely peaceful would be completely wrong. How could one say? Human beings are either in war or on the way to prepare for war.
Therefore, more and more German troops stationed here, and the weapon systems equipped are becoming more and more advanced and terrifying.
On the Soviet-German border, a traditional German infantry division was training at its own garage, with many soldiers watching the convoy in the distance, and some generals from senior officials were talking about something in the corner.
These people have been here since the morning and heard that they have sent new equipment and are going to build this infantry division into a new "mechanized infantry division."
The German army had grenadiers that were famous all over the world. These soldiers rode in armored vehicles, carried grenades and submachine guns, and were very powerful in attacking with tanks.
However, with the addition of this mechanized infantry division now, it makes people confused - do you think your army is not in a mess?
"Transfer the original anti-tank battalion? Then give me an anti-tank armored battalion?" Frick, the commander of the infantry division, frowned and listened to his boss talking endlessly.
His infantry division has its own anti-tank artillery force. Although it is just a small 37mm caliber toy, it is a serious organization after all, isn't it?
Now, the above means equip him with an anti-tank battalion, and then draw the original anti-tank battalion away... Isn't this fart off your pants and a little extra procedure?
And I heard that I had to be equipped with my own anti-tank destroyer. Isn’t this thing originally a good thing for armored troops? When is it my turn to infantry like me?
When he was confused and didn't know what to say, his boss, the commander of the infantry army, walked over with a smile on his face.
He patted his beloved general's shoulder with his gloves: "In this way, your division is the model of our army!"
"Because your troops have received these new equipment, our troops' combat missions have also changed." He pointed to the newly-rated cars and spoke proudly.
You know, when it comes to these cars, Commander Frick was even more depressed: these trucks replaced the old trucks that were originally responsible for dragging 37mm caliber anti-tank guns, which was originally something that should have made him happy.
But the new trucks are almost the same as ragged-these trucks only have canvas roofs and no doors.
What makes people even more vomiting is that the newly rationed truck is simply a disaster of industrial design. The seats are wood, and the spherical handrails on the joystick are wood...
Compared with the cars equipped with beautiful curved fronts of their infantry division, these square-headed and square-headed trucks are nothing like rags.
The only thing that made Commander Flick a little happier was that the number of these trucks was much more than the original equipment of his division, which gave his infantry division a little more modern.
Just such an infantry division armed with rags that cut corners became a model for the entire army? Frick felt that his mind was obviously not enough.
Looking at these trucks that were almost like patched old clothes, and the infantry men who happily threw their luggage onto the truck next to the car, Frick felt that he had been cheated...
He had seen another infantry division next door pick up his new weapon, and at that time he had ridiculed the division commander who had a good relationship with him.
The other party received the first batch of modified self-propelled anti-tank guns before him - improved from the chassis of the No. 2 tank, and it looked so ugly.
This new No. 2 self-propelled anti-tank gun only has a simple open fixed combat room, and only the front and sides of the personnel can be protected by thin steel plates.
The main weapon is a 50mm caliber anti-tank gun. When firing, due to recoil, people cannot stand directly behind the gun.
Although compared with the 37mm caliber anti-tank guns that were previously equipped, this weapon is powerful and can be used as a combat vehicle, its performance is really not satisfactory.
At that time, Frick laughed at the other party for getting a "new weapon", but the other party was ridiculed and laughed at. The festive mood of collecting new equipment disappeared.
Now, it was Fric himself's turn to do this unlucky thing, and at this time he realized that his face was probably the same as the commander, with a laughing and crying expression.
"Happy! Flick!" The commander seemed very interested. Because of this mechanized division, his army had been upgraded to the main force. I heard that it had already attracted the attention of many senior generals.
General Guderian, who is favored by the head of state, is forming a new armored group. There are reports that he has already taken a fancy to the army.
In the German Army, being able to connect with modern and fashionable words such as armor and mechanization often means more supplies and better equipment.
The commander had even begun to imagine the majesty he was galloping on the battlefield with General Guderian.
"I said the commander... the upgrade was too inexplicable." Frick glanced at the senior generals standing farther down from above and complained to his commander.
He pointed to the trucks that could walk on four wheels assembled from the iron sheet, and said unhappily: "This thing is so poor in quality, isn't it fooling us!"
"Don't worry! The places you can't see are similar to old equipment, but they just save a little in appearance." The army commander heard a lot of rumors from the generals from the top.
These trucks just to simplify production, using a large number of stamping parts, replacing the original beautiful streamlined arc design with easy-to-machining right-angle design.
Based on the natural rigor of the Germans, the original exquisite craftsmanship in necessary parts such as the chassis and engines has been retained as much as it should be.
"But..." Although I heard that these trucks only look bad on the outside and have good performance, the commander is still as unwilling as Frick.
This is the one that I fear most in everything, but when Frick heard the commander say it, he also looked at the trucks nervously.
"There are two different letters on the truck seat!" The commander pointed to these trucks that looked exactly the same, explaining to his favorite general.
"The one marked with a letter is a load truck... can transport arms to drag artillery." After saying that, the commander pointed to the truck exactly the same on the other side: "The truck marked with b on the seat is a simplified version... transport soldiers, don't be too full of things..."
After hearing his commander say this, Division Frick almost spit out a mouthful of water: It's such an ugly simple truck, and a simplified version? Is this really produced by our large industrial Germany? Are you sure this is not a rag purchased from Italians?
Thinking of this, Frick decided not to worry about these trucks anymore, otherwise he would really vomit blood in a while.
He had to think about everything better, and he calmed down and felt that he had gained some advantage.
Because of these trucks, at least he could make an infantry regiment use the truck to maneuver.
In addition, if the newly arrived anti-tank battalion is like the No. 2 anti-tank gun obtained by the infantry division next door, it will be a fast mobile force.
If we count the division headquarters, which originally had a large number of cars, the division's artillery units... plus some cavalry and reconnaissance units, his troops really have the ability to accompany the tank troops.
Just this is what he deserves to be sober - you know, his division has not been running behind the tank, so how could it be done by humans?
When tanks, cars and cavalry come, they have to give up the road. The soldiers carry their luggage and weapons and just rush on their way every day...
Before we reached the front line, half of the baggage of the entire division was lost by the infantry, and the remaining half were concentrated and transported by mules and horses and limited cars.
Every day's battle is to rush to the next battle area, receive the captives captured by the armored troops and grenadiers, and then continue to rush to the road...
Thinking about it, I feel that such a fight is awkward. Now he can at least eat shit and catch up with the hot stuff! It’s really not easy, and I feel sad even if I think about it.
"Captain, who are those who come?" After adjusting his mood, Commander Flick pointed to the officers from the senior officials in the distance and asked.
The commander smiled, curled his lips and replied: "There are evaluation engineers from manufacturers, and some people rushed over from the military headquarters for training..."
Finally he pointed to a commander wearing SS uniforms: "The SSs over there are here to receive the 37mm caliber anti-tank guns that your division eliminated."
"Someone wants that rag?" Frick looked at his commander in disbelief and spoke in surprise.
Chapter completed!