The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 743

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: 0.032s Scan: 0.027sAfter the British-Sun Battle, Steiner thought that his troops could return to the empire to rest, but he did not expect that his troops would be transported to the south by train as soon as they landed.

But the strange thing is that they did not go to the southeastern part of Gaul where Rommel’s North African Corps was located, but to the southwestern part of Gaul close to the Atlantic Ocean.

In the southwest, a military base belonging to the German Navy began to rise from the ground. With a large number of laborers, the military base was quickly completed, and Steiner and his marines immediately moved in.

After arriving here, Steiner was soon summoned by the Navy Commander Dönitz.

“General, Major General Steinner of the Marine Corps reports to you!”

Before the Battle of the British Empire began, the Marine Corps had already been assigned to the Navy, so Dönitz was now Steinner’s immediate superior!

To be honest, as the former commander of the Viking Division, Steiner, who had always fought under the Army, was somewhat uncomfortable with being suddenly assigned to the Navy.

However, the Navy’s attitude towards their new army was very good, and they did not treat them coldly just because they were transferred from the Army. Dönitz has always been very supportive of the Marine Corps. After all, powerful ocean-going navies like the Eagle Sauce and the British Empire all have their own Marine Corps, and this type of army is still very important to the Navy.

If you want the navy to play a greater role and have a broader stage, you must have an army of your own, and the Marine Corps is such a role. With such a land force, they can independently launch landing battles, island-taking battles and other complex tactics without relying on the army or cross-service cooperation.

This kind of cross-service cooperation is quite complicated in form. Because they are not subordinate to each other, communication and coordination are a big problem when fighting, which is far less convenient than using your own people.

The Führer promoted the construction of the Marine Corps and assigned it to the name of the Navy for this reason.

After all, the current Imperial Navy is no longer the coastal defense navy it once was. After defeating the Royal Navy, the Imperial Navy has grown into one of the most powerful maritime forces in the world. At least in the Atlantic, their strength is unmatched.

The coastal navy is mainly responsible for The mission is to protect the coastline of the homeland and perform defensive tasks, so there is no need for marines.

However, the ocean-going navy undertakes the task of offense. If they are not equipped with marines, they will not be able to capture the enemy’s islands and expand their sphere of influence. Marines are the standard configuration of a strong navy and are indispensable.

Especially in the Atlantic Ocean, the Imperial Navy currently has no islands under its control, while the Gauls and the British have a large number of islands.

When these two countries were defeated by Hans one after another, the islands they controlled would naturally be taken over by Hans, and these islands were not their own, so the German army needed to send troops to attack them.

Warships can send soldiers to their destinations, but they cannot occupy islands by themselves, so marines are needed to complete this final blow.

Therefore, Dönitz was very clear about the importance of this light force, especially at this time when the head of state had given them such an important task, he could not treat these marines badly.

“”Thank you for your hard work, General Steiner. You and your troops performed very well in the British-Soldiers’ Campaign. I have reported your achievements and contributions to the Führer. The corresponding commendation should come soon. I personally think that you will at least get an Iron Cross, and you may even be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General!”

Dönitz told Steiner the good news as soon as they met. He had already reported all the military merits of the Marine Corps, and would reward them after the Ministry of Defense confirmed their merits.

“Thank you, Commander. On behalf of myself and the 100,000 soldiers of the Marine Corps, thank you for your help, Commander!”

Hearing what Dönitz said, Steiner was excited and immediately had a good impression of this new boss.

Declaring military merits is something that the entire army is doing. Not only the navy is declaring, but also all the army units are declaring. Because the war lasted for a long time and affected a wide range, the army has mobilized nearly 2 million troops to fight, and the navy has almost gone out in full force, sending all the main battleships to fight!

In this case, the number of military merits that the Ministry of National Defense needs to verify will be very large. It is conceivable how much time it will take to review these military merits. If they declare them on their own, they may be ranked very far behind.

After all, although they are nominally the navy, their The battle was fought together with the army, and after landing on the shore, they played the role of the army, so when applying, they should have applied together with the army.

The army has 2 million people plus their marines, that is 2.1 million people, in this case the queue will be endless!

If the commander of the navy applied for them, they could be ranked ahead along with the navy’s military exploits. The number of people and battles on the navy side are much less than that of the army, and the review of military exploits will be faster. In that case, their commendations and awards will come before the large army.

Doenitz did this to show that he had regarded the Marines as a family, so Steiner was completely relieved.

“Haha, you’re welcome. We are all family, why should we be so polite!”

Dönitz waved his hand, and his face became serious after he finished speaking:”General Steiner, I asked you to come here today. In addition to this matter, there are two other things that need you to complete!”

After hearing this, Steiner immediately stood up:”We will resolutely obey orders and ensure the completion of the task. We will never let you and the Führer down!”

Dönitz smiled. This guy’s political awareness is not low, but since he has made such a statement, this matter will be much easier:”A fleet will soon go north to attack the Ice Country. This is a colony controlled by the Fairy Tale Country. If we take it down, we can control the North Atlantic route!”

Steiner nodded. The Ice Country is not small in area. If they want to seize the island, they must send at least 10,000 soldiers.