Chapter 1 - Part 2 : D'day Reversal
D-Day Reversal
--- Battle of Normandy
( June 22nd, 1944 -> June 25th, 1944)
Things started to look more favourable on the Allies. The RAF was conducting stream of revenge strategic bombings (hurt about 90 of my IC at peak while 30 on average) before feeling the attrition from the Luftwaffle fighting back (this pattern would continue til the end of June). But in Normandy, Rommel had successfully delayed the Allies long enough to gather the entire 7th Armee and 1/2 portion of 15th Armee along with an incoming freshly built Panzer Korp (5 Panzer Div ~1000 tanks).
Reports coming from the East that the Russian was making a surprising gain in the Baltic, Russian Heartland and Romania front "they are in a total and complete retreat" - Stalin said. Which caused another panic in the Coalition Government[*] for two good reasons:
1) " If we aren't fast enough then Stalin would get a free hand on the entire Central Europe let alone the Balkan."
2) " The German are clearly reinforcing from the East. If our force in Normandy aren't advancing enough. There won't be any Liberate of Western Europe at all."
And they weren't alone. Both Eisenhower, Arthur Tedder and Montgomery felt the deep urgent having to attack harder as the German were increasing pressing on attacking the Allies' supply line on land and sea. So, with that goal in mind, Eisenhower ordered a series of counter-attacks towards Falaise. In return, the German made flanking attacks on the Allies' positions in Saint. Lo, Granville and Caen. For 16 hours, these escalated into a full scale battle almost similar to the one in Kursk minus the RAF. While of these were happening, a second major landing were under prepared[a].
Luftwaffle's air strike began to hurt, Caen infrastructure is bombed to the ground to nullify any attempt to supply nor advancing forward while the infantry is being bombarded by ~1000 Stukas and 2000 Flying Ducks[1]. As a soldier put it:
(June 25th -> July 3rd, 1944)
Eisenhower then switched his intention to establish a second supply line in Cherbourg to ensure the survival and possibly the evacuation of the Normandy force. But the reluctant Montgomery didn't want years of planning goes to waste so he proposed using the main reinforcement force of Normandy to make a second surprise landing to establish another supply line as well as a Second Front.
With the exhausted 7th Armee and resting Luftwaffle. Eisenhower threw the heavy weight with the wholehearted support of Arthur full onto the Gruppe Hellmich Korp in Cherbourg. Rip, F, RAF literally bombed them out of the existence.
Holy scheiße !! So that's about 132000 men. 160 ~ 240 tanks[3] so average 200*7 = 1400 tanks. Sigh, I would be a shame if I just encircle them and eat all of them alive.
But... . Cheeki me.
Anyway, back in Normandy. Although Cherbourg was captured and a second supply line was established. It was just simply too late. Not only that but with the renew constant attack of the Heer and the Luftwaffle, " Good luck Dunkirk this, Bitch" - Hitler 1944.
Sure, I guess this is more important than half a million men casualty then.
--- Battle of Brittany
( July 4th, 1944 - July 12th, 1944)
Sometimes pictures speak louder than a thousand words. After all, through the eyes of Thomas, the fate of this Army Group would never be known.
Comment F down below guys. And what do you think Rommel would do to Montgomery, his nemesis (meme included)?
Context:
[a] : Referring to Operation Dragoon which would be performed later in August, 1944.
[*]: See Churchill War Ministry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry
[1] : Actual figure from the German's side were 600 stukas and 1500 Flying Duck (Hs-129)
[2] : Thunder is Stuka's siren. Lightning caused by the reflection of Bf-109. Again, " It's raining men" is pun intended.
[3] : As a "heavy" division, the 3rd Armored possessed two armored regiments totaling four medium tank battalions and two of light tanks (18 companies) instead of three tank battalions containing both (12 companies), 232 medium tanks instead of the 168 allotted a light armored division, and with attached units numbered over 16,000 men, instead of the normal 12,000 found in the light armored divisions. Each division type had an infantry component of three mechanized infantry battalions. - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Armored_Division_(United_States)
--- Battle of Normandy
( June 22nd, 1944 -> June 25th, 1944)
Things started to look more favourable on the Allies. The RAF was conducting stream of revenge strategic bombings (hurt about 90 of my IC at peak while 30 on average) before feeling the attrition from the Luftwaffle fighting back (this pattern would continue til the end of June). But in Normandy, Rommel had successfully delayed the Allies long enough to gather the entire 7th Armee and 1/2 portion of 15th Armee along with an incoming freshly built Panzer Korp (5 Panzer Div ~1000 tanks).
Reports coming from the East that the Russian was making a surprising gain in the Baltic, Russian Heartland and Romania front "they are in a total and complete retreat" - Stalin said. Which caused another panic in the Coalition Government[*] for two good reasons:
1) " If we aren't fast enough then Stalin would get a free hand on the entire Central Europe let alone the Balkan."
2) " The German are clearly reinforcing from the East. If our force in Normandy aren't advancing enough. There won't be any Liberate of Western Europe at all."
And they weren't alone. Both Eisenhower, Arthur Tedder and Montgomery felt the deep urgent having to attack harder as the German were increasing pressing on attacking the Allies' supply line on land and sea. So, with that goal in mind, Eisenhower ordered a series of counter-attacks towards Falaise. In return, the German made flanking attacks on the Allies' positions in Saint. Lo, Granville and Caen. For 16 hours, these escalated into a full scale battle almost similar to the one in Kursk minus the RAF. While of these were happening, a second major landing were under prepared[a].
Luftwaffle's air strike began to hurt, Caen infrastructure is bombed to the ground to nullify any attempt to supply nor advancing forward while the infantry is being bombarded by ~1000 Stukas and 2000 Flying Ducks[1]. As a soldier put it:
" It's Dark Cloud[2] from above,
and then Thunder[3],
and then raining men on the ground."
(Pun intended ) - A random soldier commented.
Neither side achieved a breakthrough.and then Thunder[3],
and then raining men on the ground."
(Pun intended ) - A random soldier commented.
(June 25th -> July 3rd, 1944)
Eisenhower then switched his intention to establish a second supply line in Cherbourg to ensure the survival and possibly the evacuation of the Normandy force. But the reluctant Montgomery didn't want years of planning goes to waste so he proposed using the main reinforcement force of Normandy to make a second surprise landing to establish another supply line as well as a Second Front.
With the exhausted 7th Armee and resting Luftwaffle. Eisenhower threw the heavy weight with the wholehearted support of Arthur full onto the Gruppe Hellmich Korp in Cherbourg. Rip, F, RAF literally bombed them out of the existence.
Holy scheiße !! So that's about 132000 men. 160 ~ 240 tanks[3] so average 200*7 = 1400 tanks. Sigh, I would be a shame if I just encircle them and eat all of them alive.
But... . Cheeki me.
Anyway, back in Normandy. Although Cherbourg was captured and a second supply line was established. It was just simply too late. Not only that but with the renew constant attack of the Heer and the Luftwaffle, " Good luck Dunkirk this, Bitch" - Hitler 1944.
Sure, I guess this is more important than half a million men casualty then.
--- Battle of Brittany
( July 4th, 1944 - July 12th, 1944)
Sometimes pictures speak louder than a thousand words. After all, through the eyes of Thomas, the fate of this Army Group would never be known.
Comment F down below guys. And what do you think Rommel would do to Montgomery, his nemesis (meme included)?
Context:
[a] : Referring to Operation Dragoon which would be performed later in August, 1944.
[*]: See Churchill War Ministry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry
[1] : Actual figure from the German's side were 600 stukas and 1500 Flying Duck (Hs-129)
[2] : Thunder is Stuka's siren. Lightning caused by the reflection of Bf-109. Again, " It's raining men" is pun intended.
[3] : As a "heavy" division, the 3rd Armored possessed two armored regiments totaling four medium tank battalions and two of light tanks (18 companies) instead of three tank battalions containing both (12 companies), 232 medium tanks instead of the 168 allotted a light armored division, and with attached units numbered over 16,000 men, instead of the normal 12,000 found in the light armored divisions. Each division type had an infantry component of three mechanized infantry battalions. - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Armored_Division_(United_States)
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