"Please let me introduce." Female military doctor Carol Baker obviously knew the details: "When I was in Sicily, I submitted an application to Mrs. Katie for a photography assistant. Sister Luke and her 'T-4 Nurse Group' are Someone who was sent to assist me.”
"This is the situation, Chief Baker. We will be responsible for the physical examination of all actors in the future." Sister Luke said calmly. I don’t know if the Belgian resistance group the Independent Front has her name. Logically speaking, there should be.
"That's it." Female director Leni Riefenstahl welcomed: "Thank you for coming, Sister Luke."
"Everything is for the Empire." Sister Luke said coldly and left. Lieutenant Margaret, the superior secretary, will arrange everything later.
"This is a necessary guarantee." Before female director Leni Riefenstahl could ask, female military doctor Carol Baker had already told the truth: "The 'T-4 Nurse Group' came from the Nazi number two. Personal instruction from Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. In order to screen Jewish actors and prevent "National Glory: The Great Battle", a film destined to become the new epic of the Third Reich, from being 'contaminated'."
"But for the parts that have been filmed, many of the important roles are played by Jewish actors like me." Although actress Anneliese Akerman couldn't believe it. But what is supposed to come will eventually come. Just like the Jewish segregation policy that continued to tighten from the Third Reich to the entire continent. It is like a noose that is constantly tightening around the neck of the Jews. The Nazi regime was particularly brutal in its efforts to cover up and destroy evidence before its collapse.
"Although the filming of "The Great Battle" has caused a sensation in Europe before, it has not been elevated to such an extent." War girl Danielle said a reasonable plot derivation: "Obviously the progress of the Sicilian landing battle gave the Nazi high-level officials a chance to An opportunity for 'excellent performance'. So that the leadership of the Third Reich, who have been manipulated from top to bottom by the British's 'meat plan', can 'recover face' or even 'take back the victory' .”
"Understood." The female reporter's intelligence also supported the judgment of the war girl Danielle: "The Italian Coastal Division showed unimaginable tenacity under the camera. It repeatedly repelled the Allied advance troops' beach landings. Even For a time, they were driven back to the Mediterranean. Because they could not receive timely support from the large landing force, the Allied forces that occupied air supremacy could only use a steady stream of airborne paratroopers to supplement the consumption of the airborne troops. Two important bridges, Pender The battle for the Grand Bridge and the Blimasol Bridge became increasingly fierce. The two sides fought repeatedly and the fighting was fierce. It is said that corpses piled up like mountains and the river was dyed red."
"Referring to the military deployment before the landing war, the Sicilian commander-in-chief, General Guzzoni, commander of the Italian 6th Army, dispatched several tank battalions of the Italian 'Napoli Division' and the German 'Hermann Goering Armored Division' to Kata The 504th Heavy Armored Battalion of the German Army was among them. Without the support of the large landing force, the light weapons carried by the airborne troops alone would not be able to fight against the powerful Tiger tanks." The female reporter did not have the memory. wrong.
Tiger heavy tank (Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausführung E) code name: Sd.Kfz. 181, also known as: "Tiger Tank", "Tiger I Tank", "Panzerkampführung Tank", is a heavy tank used by the German army in World War II . The Tiger tank was active on the front line of the battlefield from its service in the second half of 1942 until Germany's surrender in 1945. The Tiger tank destroyed a large number of enemy tanks and other artillery pieces during the war, making it a dangerous opponent for all Allied tanks that were able to destroy or damage the Tiger tank in battle and cause it to be abandoned. , people will respectfully call him "tiger tamer".
The Tiger heavy tank itself weighs 56 tons (later 57 tons). Although it uses a Maybach 12-cylinder engine with a power of 700 horsepower, its excessive weight makes its horsepower-to-weight ratio only 12.8 horsepower per ton, so its off-road performance is poor. It is easy to fall into passivity when fighting on the complex terrain of the Soviet-German battlefield. In addition, the excessive weight makes the Tiger have a high failure rate and complicated maintenance.
However, these obvious shortcomings could not prevent the Tiger tank from becoming one of the most powerful tanks in the world at that time. In addition to the extremely lethal 88mm tank gun, the terrifying armor thickness can make it almost immune to all anti-tank firepower, reach the intended target in time, and finally gradually transform into a terrifying existence almost like a myth. In August 1942, an officer of the 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion of the Army who participated in the war near Leningrad sent back a battle report. In a tank battle that lasted for 6 hours, his tank withstood a total of 227 anti-tank rifle rounds and 14 rounds. The tracks, axles, and suspension systems were severely damaged by 45mm armor-piercing bullets and 11 rounds of 76mm armor-piercing bullets, but the crew was unscathed. After the battle, it drove another 60 kilometers back to the rear for repairs.
On September 3, 1942, the 72nd German Guards Independent Heavy Tank Regiment commanded by the German tank regiment commander Eddie Eter encountered a brigade of Soviet heavy tanks in the town of Meersburg near Leningrad. , in the long battle that followed, the Tiger tank destroyed and damaged a total of more than 130 Soviet KV-1 heavy tanks (the specific number of destroyed and damaged tanks is unknown), while it only lost 2 tanks. The German tank driver Stio Peter showed his prowess in this battle. The Tiger Tank No. 315 he drove alone destroyed 25 tanks. In this battle, the combat effectiveness of the Tiger tank shocked the Soviet military.
It is no wonder that after the victory in Europe, the Soviet Union, which seized a large number of German weapons, defeated the Japanese Kwantung Army with a single backhand. This "resounding slap" is still fresh in the memory of Japan's right wing to this day.
"Tell me about the Army's 504th Heavy Armor Battalion." Field girl Danielle immediately pointed out the core combat capabilities of the German-Italian coalition.
"The 504th Heavy Armored Battalion of the Army was established in Fallingbostel on January 18, 1943. It initially consisted of two armored companies, each with 4 platoons, and each platoon was equipped with 2 Tigers and 2 Panzer IIIs. Tanks, all Tigers were equipped with submersible devices. The personnel of the first company were from the 35th Armored Regiment, and the personnel of the second company were from the 1st Armored Regiment. The first battalion commander was Major August Seidensticker. (August Seidensticker). The 2nd Company of the 504th Battalion did not sail to Tunisia, thereby avoiding the fate of being destroyed in North Africa along with the 1st Company. The company was stationed in the Pacheco area of Sicily, fighting against Italian army tanks. The female reporter who turned to the "504th Battalion" page on her notepad was also prepared: "On May 10, Air Marshal Albert Kesselring, the top commander of the German military in the Mediterranean theater, ) visited the 2nd Company of the 504th Battalion. The company had 9 Tiger tanks at the time, all of which were operational. Later, 2 more Tiger tanks were delivered, increasing the number of Tiger tanks in the company to 11. On May 20, The 2nd Company was reorganized at Caltanisetta and subsequently assigned to the 15th Panzergrenadier Division. Its available strength was 10 Tigers and 6 Panzer IIIs. In addition, it also received several Panzer IV tanks. . On May 26, the 2nd Company of the 504th Battalion was assigned to the 215th Armored Battalion and deployed in the Pietraperzia area. On June 10, the 504th Battalion received 6 more new Tigers , increasing the number of Tigers to 17, and at the same time handing over the Panzer IV tanks to the 215th Armored Battalion. On June 20, all 17 Tigers of the second company were ready for combat. On June 30, the The second company had 15 Tigers available for action. On July 10, the Allied forces began to land in Sicily. Lieutenant Heim of the 2nd Company of the 504th Battalion commanded a number of Tigers to fire at the landing ships near the coast. The artillery fire was repulsed. The second company assembled in the Caltagirone area. On the night of July 11, the second company received an alert near Piazza Armenia and passed through Caltagirone overnight. Marching south to the east coast of Gela, a number of tanks were lost due to ground bombing by Allied aircraft. Subsequently, with Tiger tanks as the guide, the 'Hermann Göring' Armored Division headed towards the Allied beachhead of Gela The position launched a counterattack, and the vehicle of company commander Lieutenant Hummei and two other Tigers were destroyed by the US 67th Armored Regiment. Two more Tigers had their tracks broken and could not be recovered, and were eventually lost. On that day, the Second Company lost a total of 5 Tigers, and the number of tanks dropped to 12. On July 12, a platoon of Second Lieutenant Heim counterattacked in the direction of Vittoria, and fought with the Italian troops responsible for defending the area. The Napoli Division's coordinated operations (the historical 'Napoli Division' had fled en masse). In the early morning of the next day, six Tiger tanks were ordered by the 'Hermann Göring' Armored Division to attack Niscemi along the coast. At the intersection, the company commander's car was damaged again during the battle and was blown up beyond repair. The attack made some progress, but the attack of the 'Hermann Goering' armored division was blocked. The Tiger tank group was After destroying 16 tanks, they fell into siege. 3 Tigers were destroyed, and the remaining 2 Tigers broke out under artillery fire. They were attacked by concentrated fire from the Allies. Each tank was hit more than 100 times, and finally broke through the siege. However, it also blew up due to exhaustion of fuel, and the crew returned to the unit on foot. All six Tiger tanks that participated in the attack that day were lost, and the number of Tiger tanks retained by the second company dropped sharply to six.
On July 14, a Tiger assigned to Kampfgruppe Schmalz repelled a British assault at Ponte Dei Malati near Lentini. team attack. The second company gathered all capable combatants into an infantry platoon, commanded by Second Lieutenant Steuber, to conduct blocking operations in the Nicolosi-Trecastagn area. During the night march, Sergeant Thein's Tiger accidentally slipped into a mountain stream and could not be recovered. It had to be blown up. The number of Tiger tanks in the second company was reduced to five. During the defensive battle at the Paterno Cemetery, Lieutenant Heim commanded two Tiger tanks to defend the left wing, and Lieutenant Goldschmidt commanded two Tiger tanks to defend the right wing, and later to Belpaso (Beipaso) retreat. Sergeant Kruse's tank was damaged and forced to blow up, leaving only four Tigers in the second company. During the breakout from Bel Paso, Ensign Heim was wounded and placed in command by Ensign Goldschmidt. On July 20, the 2nd Company of the 504th Battalion still had two Tigers available for combat, which were assigned to the "Hermann Goering" Armored Division. On July 25, the available strength of the second company was 3 Tigers.
On August 16, the last four Tigers of the second company were engaged in a defensive battle near Ali Marina. Two of them had track damage, engine failure, and were finally forced to blow up. Another one was trying to be recovered. The track was lost at the time and was eventually abandoned. Only one Tiger was left in the second company.
On August 17, the last Tiger of the second company, No. 222 commanded by Second Lieutenant Stoiber, suffered a suspension failure while traveling on the winding mountain roads in Calabria. It suffered a serious malfunction and was eventually blown up. At this point, the second company lost all its Tiger tanks. "
After finishing speaking, the female reporter turned to the back of the note: "The 3rd Company of the 504th Battalion was established in Paderborn on April 3, 1943, equipped with 14 Tigers, but was transferred to 'Gross Deutschland' on July 2 The armored regiment became the 11th company of the regiment, so as the 1st and 2nd companies of the 504th Battalion were lost in Tunisia and Sicily, the battalion was almost completely wiped out."
"The battle was indeed tragic." War girl Danielle nodded slightly.
