"The surface position is controlled? This is really good news!" Captain Kirk said to himself. Immediately, Captain Coker took out the intelligence that had been detected by the German intelligence agency in advance and ordered, "Lieutenant Rudolf Witsch, quickly control the Eben Emel Fortress battery and blow up those that can attack the three bridges." Artillery position! Cover for other units!"
"Yes, Captain!" Lieutenant Rudolf Wizsch immediately led his team members to execute the order. The commandos rushed toward the mostly empty artillery bunkers. Follow the signs given by Captain Coker. And began to place explosives in some bunkers covering the artillery on the top of the fortress. These artillery can target the three captured bridges. To the south of the fortress, target No. 18, an artillery observation tower equipped with three 75mm artillery was destroyed by small explosions and then permanently destroyed by a large explosion. Part of the roof of the fort observation tower and the fortress collapsed. Target No. 12, a revolving turret with more than two guns, was also destroyed by the airborne troops. The paratroopers then moved to Target No. 26, where there was a turret with three more 75mm guns; although the explosives were detonated and The airborne troops destroyed them, but this proved premature as one of the guns quickly counterattacked the attacking force and the attacking force was forced to make a 2nd attack to eliminate it.
In the northern section of the fortress, similar actions were being taken, but the airborne troops were competing to destroy or otherwise render useless the artillery equipped in the fortifications. Target No. 13 is a house equipped with multi-turret machine guns and its arc of fire covers the west side of the fortress; to destroy the turrets, the airborne troops need to use flamethrowers? launchers to force the Belgian soldiers to retreat with their weapons, and then used hollow-point ammunition to detonate the fortifications to render them useless.
Another observation cupola, target No. 19, equipped with machine guns, was destroyed, but two other targets, Nos. 15 and 16, were discovered to be dummy installations. The unexpected sideshow, coming from Target 23, was a retractable cupola equipped with two 75mm cannons.
"According to the reconnaissance plane report, Captain Coker! Belgian reinforcements appear in the west! What should we do?" Lieutenant Rudolf Witzsch asked.
how so? Belgian reinforcements arrived much faster than Captain Coker expected. However, in front of Lieutenant Rudolf Witsch, as the commander of a commando team, Captain Kirk still said calmly, "Don't be anxious, continue with the planned plan! Since it was discovered by an Air Force reconnaissance plane, it means that Belgium It will take some time for the army to arrive here. Let the air force deal with these Belgians! Continue to act according to our plan!" These Belgian reinforcements were the ones forced by Major Giotrand after he was trapped inside the fortress. They had no choice but to ask for support, and the reinforcements sent were a battalion of the Belgian 7th Infantry Division. It was not that Belgium did not pay attention to the Eben Emel Fortress, but that German bombers were everywhere in Belgium, and they were everywhere. Defense is needed, so sending one battalion now is already the limit of the Belgian 7th Infantry Division.
"Yes, Captain!" Lieutenant Rudolf Wizsch said helplessly.
"Contact Cologne! They say that Belgian troops have appeared west of the Eben Emmel Fortress! The commando team needs support!" After Lieutenant Rudolf Witzsch retreated, Captain Coker said to the signal corps.
After a while, news came from the air force base in Cologne, "The Stuka dive bomber squadron supporting you has taken off!" This news finally made Captain Kirk feel relieved.
Captain Cork ordered to the few people left around him, "The sooner the plan is completed, the safer we will be! You guys, follow me!" Captain Cork arrived with a few airborne commandos. At the north end of the fort, Captain Coker and others took similar actions, competing to destroy or otherwise render useless the cannons equipped in the fortifications. Target No. 13 is a house equipped with multi-turret machine guns and its arc of fire covers the west side of the fortress; to destroy the turrets, the airborne troops need to use flamethrowers? launchers to force the Belgian soldiers to retreat with their weapons, and then used hollow-point ammunition to detonate the fortifications to render them useless. Another observation cupola, target No. 19, equipped with machine guns, was destroyed, but two other targets, Nos. 15 and 16, were discovered to be dummy installations. The unforeseen side story, from Target 23, was a retractable cupola equipped with two 75mm cannons. It was once assumed that the weapons at this fortification would not be able to stop an airborne assault, but this assumption was found to be false when the weapons opened fire. The mistake forced the airborne troops to seek cover in the area.
At this moment, the unique sound of a Stuka dive bomber sounded from the horizon. This sound was undoubtedly a huge gift to the commandos in adversity, as if the airborne troops were in heaven. But for the Belgian garrison, it was undoubtedly the death knell from hell. Amidst the huge roar, Skartu's unique machine appeared in the sky.
"Look! It's Skatu, our plane!" At this difficult moment, the appearance of the Stuka dive bomber was like a shot in the arm to the members of the commando team.
"Target No. 23! It has caused difficulties for the commandos! Please ask the Air Force to blow it up, ask the Air Force to blow it up!..." The communication personnel of the commando team who are responsible for liaison with the Air Force continued to guide the Air Force in bombing.
"No problem!" The Air Force's response made Captain Kirk worry about it. I saw the Stuka dive bomber squadron arriving at the Eben Emel Fortress and immediately descending at a ninety-degree angle like a seagull. The rapid dive made the Skatu dive bomber's unique body It rubbed against the airflow and produced a huge strange whistling sound.
Woo..., the Stuka rushed down at high speed. When people thought it would not be able to stop the car and rushed to the ground, the entire squadron suddenly pulled up. At the moment of pulling up, the bomb in the belly of the pole was accurately hit. Drop it at the predetermined location. The whole series of actions has a huge visual effect. Let the commandos become more confident immediately!
Boom..., amidst the explosions soaring into the sky, the cupola that had been troubling Captain Kirk was neatly killed by the Scattu Squadron who came to support him. The massive explosion forced the Belgians to withdraw throughout the remainder of the battle.
"Captain Kok, the entire Eben Emel Fortress's exits to the outside world have been sealed!" Lieutenant Rudolf Witsch came over and said, "Now the fortress garrison has been completely blocked inside the fortress. No more big waves!”
"Very good. Where have the Belgian reinforcements arrived?" Captain Coker asked.
"Captain, the Belgian reinforcements were intercepted 4 kilometers away by the Air Force's Skatu dive bombers! There is no threat to us for the time being!" said the communications soldier.
"Then now, it depends on whether the other detachments can control a few bridges!" Captain Kirk sighed.
Second Lieutenant Ultraman commanded the noncommissioned officers on the second glider to throw grenades at the bunker, while his men placed another explosive in front of the bunker's door and detonated it so that the attacked bunker could no longer become an obstacle. Meanwhile, Altmann gathered his troops and led them along the ditch parallel to the bridge until the two men were able to reach the canal bank and climb to the bridge, dismantling the explosives placed there by the Belgian defenders. The Steel Group prevented the bridge from being destroyed, but were counterattacked by the remaining Belgian defenders, who did not give up their position. With good combat qualities and excellent training, the Steel Group tenaciously withstood the counterattack of the Belgian defenders.
The arrival of the Air Force Stuka dive bomber squadron also promptly alleviated the embarrassing situation suffered by the Steel Group, and it gained a firm foothold at the Feldweisert Bridge.
One of the Concrete Group's gliders, under the command of Lieutenant Geharshacht, landed near the fortress and loaded with a detonator device that detonated the bridge, allowing the airborne troops inside to retreat and attack the position. They killed the defenders inside and tore out the wires connecting the explosives and detonators to ensure the bridge could not be destroyed. At 6:15 in the morning, they launched several counterattacks in an attempt to retake the bridge and repel the airborne troops, who had only a few machine guns dropped by parachutes.
"Bastard, these damn Belgians! Brothers, as long as we hold on for thirty minutes, the second wave of airborne troops will come to support us!" Lieutenant Geharshacht shouted.
"Hit? Le!" shouted the commandos, all holding submachine guns and shooting at the Belgian garrison trying to retake the bridge.
Ta da da... Naturally, the commando team that had already taken the initiative would not allow the Belgians to counterattack successfully. Although the number of the commando team was small, the success of the sudden attack allowed the commando team to occupy the advantageous terrain and overlook the counterattacking Belgian army from a high position. Temporarily put both sides into a state of anxiety.
The Iron Group commanded by Second Lieutenant Martin Schacter was the unluckiest of all the units. One of the 10 gliders flown by the Iron Group landed in the wrong area due to the wind direction. The other nine towed gliders avoided heavy anti-aircraft fire and were lowered at 5:35 am, but as the gliders began to descend towards their targets, the Belgian defenders detonated the detonators and the bridge was destroyed by several explosions.
The Belgian defenders at the Cannes Bridge had been warned in advance, because the spearhead of the German mechanized troops attacking the Cannes Bridge had arrived 20 minutes earlier than scheduled to reinforce the Iron Group. Its appearance destroyed any chance of a surprise attack and gave the defenders enough Time to destroy the bridge.