War and Peace
The Operation had gone horribly wrong in at almost every point, only the staunch fighting skills of the British Troops staved off total failure.
As planned British Troops had deployed to the German Border and British ships sent to the North Sea. The attempted landing failed leaving many dead as German Ships raked fire into the transports.
On land the attempt to move over the border failed, but German attacks also fell into nothing.
However Denmark rallied by Allied initiative declared war on Germany, opening up a 2nd front. Almost at once British Divisions began landing, and made a stunning assault at Kiel.
However as Britishtroops landed at Wolfsburg, so did German troops move quietly from Lubeck, and landed in Copenhagen. Danish troops fought tooth and nail every step of the way shocking their German foes. At one point a German tank battalion was forced to deploy into the center of the city, as Danish resistance refused to give in. 2,100 German troops were killed, more than 3,200 Danish troops died. The German Divisions were immobelized by the extreme loss but were still able to shut the Baltic Straights trapping the English Fleets in the Baltic as well as the landings at Rostock.
The BEF getting word of what had happened realized they had to get to friendly lines or face destruction. They made a move that would be remembered through out military history. The 11 Divisions of the BEF formed up and moved south towards France! Their goal was to evade or fight the German troops all the way to the French Border on the Maginot Line. High Command upon hearing of the desperate plan were in despire the BEF was going to be annihilated!
The troops moved swiftly south to Wolfsburg, and the after German troops closed in an a now empty Rostock they moved farther South, after driving a shocked German Division in Leipzeg. Their supply line was then severed as German troops captured Rostock. Mechanized troops were heading towards Wolfsburg. They were gaining on the BEF.
The troops then with a desperate attempt slammed into Schweifert driving back all 3 German Divisions.
This was when tradgedy struck, the troops who had been in the heaviest fighting were exhausted from the battle. They moved very slow and were overun as they marched towards Schweifert. Three divisions were trapped and ouverun by the German Army after the battle.
German High Command however was furious, the BEF was cutting a swathe from Northern Germany all the way to it's uttermost south, and had still not been contained after defeating 5 divisions!
British Troops looked upon the last leg of resistance as they saw it, at Frankfurt German Divisions were reforming after a British and French assault had pushed them out of Stuttgart.
Upon hearing that the BEF was not lost in Central Germany as previously thought, the French and British troops threw themselves at Frankfurt to aid their allies on the other side.
As the BEF assailed Frankfurt from the North, British Troops and the French Army assailed it from the South at last breaking the resistance.
But their was still a final tradgedy to be played out.
The tired hungry BEF trudged towards Frankfurt, the 2nd Highland Division was collapsing as they marched with no strength left in the fight. The unit formations dissolved as they went helter skelter towards French and British lines at Frankfurt. German troops moved into Scheiwfurt overunning them and capturing or destroying the entire 2nd Highland Divisions and what as left of the ruined 7th Infantry Divisions.
At last the Exhausted troops of the BEF collpased inside Frankfurt as French and British troops rushed forward to bring them supplies.
The News was heard around the world, the BEF had managed to dodge and escape the entire German Army on the several hundred mile long journey from Rostock to Frankfurt.
But the loss of 5 divisions was a sore blow, and an hour of silence was observed in the UK, as they remembered their fallen soldiers.
Germany was nearly shattered as French troops moved into the positions that the BEF had overun in it's long trek.
Germany was on the brink of destruction as fresh troops moved in, including the first American Division recruited from the Colonies. The 1st American Division was the spearhead for the assault on the Munich pocket, the push into Nuremburg and Regenburg sealed the German troops inside the pocket, a quick French Strike pushed into Stuttgart which had been seized in a fast attack by German troops in Freiburg.
The British Army moved swiftly south into a lightly defended munich. They then swung aroung and slammed with extreme force into Friedrick. However heavy German Artillary bombardment and swift reinforcements gave the Germans their final victory of the Front.
The next day, they fought hard but out of ammunition and supplies were overwhelmed by British troops from Munich and French Troops at Freiburg.
Attentionw as turned North as The Netherlands lashed out and seized Arnhem, Dortmund, and Munster. British troops reacting to the allied advance moved to support French attacks onto the Atlantic Coastal Areas held by Germany. In quick succesion they were defeated with little loss. THe war at last turned east as a wall of Allied troops slammed headfirst into the German defenses.
With surprising ease little resistance was met until they arrived at the Berlin-Cottibus defensive line which repelled their attacks for three days. But under increased pressure the German defenders were overwhelmed and the line at Cottibus was broken. Berlin still held with 8 divisions packed into the City.
Kustrin and Straulsand were the only areas that still connected to Berline and were in German hands. But after driving back the Royal Calvery Corps at Strausland they were not ready to endure a 2nd attack but the 4th BEF corps that had moved from Kiel. After 2 days of fighting they shattered and fell back into Stettin.
Hitler was in a state of shock, but was slowly being roused, and was searching desperatly for a way to escape the city. The citizens of Berlin heard allied guns to the South, North, and West. What they feared most was when those guns would be heard from the East. Citizens were fleeing from Berlin against Hitlers direct Army orders, and were escaping to Kustrin. The Army was not eager to give into Hitlers orders, they had no reason to. He had given them no victories and his plans had lead to Germany's Second Ruin. But the troops were determined to give a final defence of the city.
The 4th BEF Corps moved against Stettin with support from the Royal Calvery Corps, and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Tactical Air Wings. The German troops were utterly destroyed, and Stettin fell.
To the South French Troops mixed with the American 1st, 2nd, and 6th Colonial Armies slammed into Kustrin and Oppelin. The German defenders were overwhelmed after several days fighting. Leaving Berlin encircled for the final attack.
Berlin had gather another 6 divisions from various retreats and was drawing on vast military stockpiles in the city.
So as 14 divisions prepared to resist more than 27 Allied Divisions, a vast artillary barraged of Aircraft began.
After two days the Allies moved against the city, the fighting lasted for two days as they at last moved on the Chancellory.
Hitler, however was not at the Chancellory, but was attempting to make it out of the city and was caught as he reached the Tiergarden. French and British troops enraged at having seen the man who had forced them to lose so many friends gunned him down. Hanging his corpse from a lamppost the Allied troops raided the cities store of Alchohal and celebrated in the streets. To overcome by the euphoria of victory to notice the many thousands of dead in the city streets and country side.
Indeed Germany was defeated and now the time to decide post war Borders came into play.
Negotiations went very smoothly surprisingly.
The Netherlands had fought hard and was allowed to keep all the land it had gained, Denmark received Kiel as British troops left the occupied zone their.
France who had borne the brunt in Central Germany and the South gained nearly all of Central and Southern Germany.
The UK who's troops had been in every theatre received almost all of Germany's Coastal regions and Germany's Eastern lands. And the biggest prize of all Berlin.
The Allied Germanic War as it was being called was costly beyong imagenation.
Over 501,000 Allied troops had been killed. With France and The UK bearing the brunt at nearly 428,567 combat deaths.
Germany had spent her sons in barely a year, with over 700,000 dead from Kustrin to Stuttgart.
America had spilled it's blood as well with the 1st and 2nd Royal American Divisions losing more than 4,324 men combined in the Munich and Eastern Theatres.
The dust had settled and England was exhausted from war, it's territory in America was enormous to say the least and it's new territory would take some time to make effective.
The UK had an open road before them. The great enemy Nazi Germany had been cast down, other enemies still loomed in the distance. The USSR still loomed ever present, though buffered by Poland. And in the far East new competitors for dominance were arising from China to Japan.
South America was a field of conflict amongst one another and always turbulant making trade difficult. Colonisation was always though of there.
In the Middle East the oil nations still loomed.
And still in Europe many nations were still opposed some blatant enemies of the Allies.
The next few years would not be quiet ones to say the least.
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and I'm interested to see how it goes. Never would have thought of a UK vs USA scenario.
