The decisive battle against the Third Reich - Chapter 900

c897 Counterattack

General Strike immediately conveyed Qinchuan’s suggestion to Rommel.

“Your Excellency, Marshal!” General Strike reported: “The Lieutenant Colonel suggested that we launch the attack later. He said that we should not attack until the Americans occupy the Atlantic Wall…”

Rommel hesitated for a moment, then agreed: “Do as he says, General. He is right!”

After putting down the phone, Rommel said to himself: “This guy is a ruthless character!”

So, the 21st Armored Division waited in the bunker for another half hour.

The reason why we had to wait for half an hour was not because of the resistance of the coastal defense division in the bunker fortifications, but because of the mutual testing between the US military and the German coastal defense division… Although the German coastal defense division had long been frightened and had only the intention of surrender. Yes, but surrender is also a technical job. You can’t just rush out and raise your hands. This will only make the nervous American soldiers pull the trigger and send them to the west.

They had to first raise a white flag and reach a certain tacit understanding of ceasefire with the US military, and then slowly go out and disarm.

Then, there was cheers from the American soldiers on “Utah Beach”. They became the first unit to break through the “Atlantic Barrier”.

Major General Jayton immediately reported the situation to Eisenhower across the strait.

“Yes, General!” Major General Jetton said excitedly on the walkie-talkie: “We only encountered slight resistance. Although the casualties have not been calculated yet, it is estimated that there are no more than 200 people, and a considerable part of them are due to landmines. And the obstacles hurt! Yes, everything went well!”

Eisenhower nodded with satisfaction and ordered: “Immediately attack the Brittany Peninsula and in depth as originally planned!”

“Yes, General!”

After Eisenhower put down the phone, he said to Halker: “Your Excellency, Director, it seems that our strategic deception is successful. We have captured Utah Beach, and there is only time left for landing…”

As he spoke, Eisenhower looked at his watch and said: “In less than two hours, although the attacks in other directions did not go so smoothly, I think they will get better with the victory of ‘Utah Beach’!”

Halke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his worried heart gradually felt relieved. What he did not tell Eisenhower was that he was not sure whether the strategic deception plan designed by MI5 could fool the Germans.

To be more precise, Halke was not sure whether he could deceive the “Legendary Sergeant.”

Eisenhower is right. If the 4th Infantry Division continues to expand its results, then the US military’s follow-up troops and supplies will continue to land on ‘Utah Beach’, and then the German coastal defense forces will be attacked from the rear. Like dominoes collapsing. At that time, the landing operation can be regarded as half successful.

Major General Jayton thought so too, so he immediately ordered on the walkie-talkie: “Move forward, 4th Infantry Division, the end of the Germans has come!”

Just as the American soldiers happily followed the tank with their rifles and continued to advance into the open space ahead, they suddenly heard a “rumbling” sound from the tank motor in front.

“Enemy tanks!” someone shouted.

Because it is obvious that the 4th Infantry Division landed a total of only fifty “Sherman” tanks. These fifty tanks were scattered across a 15-kilometer-wide front, with an average of only 3 to 4 tanks per kilometer.

Such a small number of tanks cannot produce such an earth-shattering motor sound.

But the strange thing is that the American soldiers did not see any tanks, not even one.

Of course, the tank walking in front didn’t notice this, so it still drove forward slowly, forcing the US soldiers to follow closely behind.

“Where are they?” someone asked with a frightened voice.

“I have no idea……”

The answer was revealed before he finished speaking, because in the empty space in front of him, gun barrels pointing to the sky slowly appeared, followed by the crawler tracks. The tracks were heavy after being lifted out due to the steep slope. After a pause, the entire tank appeared in front of the U.S. Army… One after another, so densely packed that you couldn’t see the edge, an entire armored division suddenly appeared in front of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.

Major General Jayton couldn’t help but exclaimed when he saw this scene: “God, this is the German defense force, we have been fooled!”

The next second, Major General Jayton ordered: “Retreat, retreat immediately! Return to the defense line to organize defense!”

Major General Jayton’s order was right. The US military took over many bunker fortifications on the “Atlantic Wall”.

Although the perforations of these bunker fortifications are in the wrong direction, they can still be used as bunkers to build a line of defense. In addition, the US military also has anti-tank equipment “Bazooka” rocket launchers, combined with “Sherman” tanks and The fire support from air fighters and battleships is still very likely to block the attack of the German armored divisions.

But this order should have been issued at the moment they occupied the “Atlantic Wall”, by which time it was already too late…

Several “Tiger” tanks at the front of the team increased their horsepower and rushed forward. The “Sherman” tanks quickly stopped and shot at them.

But amid a “rumbling” sound, the “Tiger” tank continued to move forward unscathed.

“Retreat, retreat!” Lieutenant Colonel Davis, commander of the U.S. tank battalion, loudly ordered over the radio after receiving the order: “Retreat to the defense line…”

But before Davis could give the order, he saw in the commander’s observation hole that a “Tiger” tank adjusted the angle of the turret and pointed the black barrel at it.

“Turn!” Lieutenant Colonel Davis quickly ordered: “We are being targeted!”

Just as the driver made a turn, a shell whizzed in, and then with a “boom”, the “Sherman” tank turned into a ball of fire.

When the “Tiger” tank blocked the first wave of shells and stopped firing to attract enemy fire, the “Panther” and “Panzer IV” tanks behind it passed the “Tiger” and rushed into the crowd of American soldiers.

It was a massacre in an instant, whether it was tanks or American soldiers.

For American tanks, the performance of the “Sherman” is still quite good. With 76MM frontal armor and 76MM caliber main gun, the comprehensive performance is comparable to the German “Panzer IV” tank.

The problem lies in the “Tiger” tank in front of them.

This is a very embarrassing situation. If they deal with the “Panther” and “Panzer IV” that continue to approach regardless of everything, then they will become the target of the “Tiger”. If they focus on dealing with the “Tiger”… In fact, they can’t deal with the “Tiger”.

So in a word, they are targets. There is basically no hope of survival.