Slide 1055

Before the attack, a total of 213 fully loaded trains passed through these railways to transport ammunition to the troops ahead. (Attention, it is the number of trains, not the wagons!) It is possible to allocate 3000 rounds for each field cannon battery, 2100 rounds per field howitzer battery, and 1200 rounds per heavy howitzer battery. Moreover, what is even more irritating is that these shells are only rationed 6 days before the start of the battle! After the war, 33.75 train shells will be delivered to the front every day!

Then, the Germans started fighting with confidence... After nine hours of preparation for the artillery fire, the Germans launched an attack. Then in the first two days, the best troops only advanced 1.5 to 2 kilometers... And soon, the French also reflected. First of all, the French gathered nearly 9,000 officers and soldiers, and 3,900 vehicles formed 175 automobile transportation platoons to transport materials. From February 27 to March 6, during the period, Just transport 23,000 tons of ammunition and 2,500 tons of various materials and 190,000 soldiers!

And this was just the beginning. During the intermittent period from March 22nd to 30th, the French transferred the Tenth Army from the Anas area to Verdun. After receiving the support of the 4 armies, the battle was finally Transformed into a war of attrition, the average replacement time for the French division was ten to fifteen days. And the replacement time for each division of the Germans is one to one and a half months. It is not that the Germans' combat effectiveness is too high, but because Germany simply does not have enough reserves to bear this kind of consumption! France once concentrated 80 artillery companies to counterattack in a certain area in one day, and the Germans also worked hard, concentrating 6 divisions and 79 heavy artillery companies for assault. However, all these efforts have no effect except sending more lives and resources to the altar of war!

In the end, when the Battle of the Somme started, the German forces, which were stretched in strength and equipment, were forced to withdraw their troops from the fortress of Verdun. From July 2nd to 12th, the Germans were forced to transfer 2 divisions and 52 heavy artillery companies and 9 light artillery companies from the fortress of Verdun. The strength of the 2 divisions is nothing, but the 61 artillery companies in the back are getting paid! By this time, the German attack had actually failed.

In the end, from December 13th to 16th, with the support of 400 artillery companies and the newly arrived 400MM train guns, the French forces of 4 divisions launched a counterattack and finally regained most of the area. So far, it lasted 10 The month-long Battle of Verdun finally came to an end. In this battle, the French consumed 69 divisions, while the Germans consumed 50 divisions. Each participating division lost more than 70%! As a result, Falkingham was forced to resign from the post of Chief of Staff of Germany.

In fact, at the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, Falkingham only regarded it as a limited offensive, as a battle that consumed the strength of the French. Isn’t there a saying that the enemy must be saved and the point must be rescued? ? Falkingham meant to use Germany's artillery advantage to continuously consume the French. However, in this battle, the two sides fought more and more, so that the scale was too big to deal with. In general, Germany has an advantage in the exchange ratio, but strategically, Germany, which has a smaller family, is obviously at a disadvantage.

Even now, when Germany’s armed forces are much stronger than in history, the prince’s attitude on the Western Front is to never fight offensive and defensive fortresses. On the Eastern Front, he can avoid it and avoid it. The future Polish pocket battle is important. One of the reasons is to avoid the Russian fortress group on the border between the two sides.

The Battle of Verdun Fortress is very classic. From the offensive side, the German preparations were perfect, from the deployment of artillery. The air force’s reconnaissance and assistance, the infantry’s commando-style collocation to the logistics supply, all the issues that can be considered are all considered. Falkingham’s sand table operations can definitely get full marks! But then the facts told the world, how about preparing for full marks in time? In the environment of the Western Front, it is still impossible to succeed in tackling tough issues! From a tactical point of view, the continuous French reinforcements and the same powerful artillery group and continuous fortifications offset the opponent's advantage, and the potential attacks launched by the British in the Somme also stretched the German army.

In terms of strategy and tactics, the Germans could not succeed. Tactically, although you have a bit of advantage, your advantage is not enough to completely overwhelm the opponent. Strategically speaking, if you concentrate your strength, there must be some weakened areas. That is also the weakness of the opponent. Facing opponents of the same level, this kind of battle Eventually transformed into a war of attrition! It's the same even if there is a tank, after all, the opponent also has... Even if the Germans start to concentrate several times their forces, you can only invest a little bit because of the battlefield restrictions, just like the refueling tactics, so your advantage cannot be directly reflected on the front line, and the French will definitely do so as long as they are not stupid. reinforce.

And the prince came to find Fakingham in the hope that if this buddy has a chance to become the chief of the general staff in the future, even if he wants to fight a similar battle like Verdun, it will be enough... At the beginning, it was a good deal and closed. do not think too much.

"To be honest, I am puzzled by your performance today." Fakingham said. He originally wanted to say that he was disappointed, but looking at the identity and record of the opponent, and then looking at himself, it seems that he really does not have the qualifications. Not long ago, the two sides on the Western Front had just completed a war of attrition. In short, everyone was very expensive. , But the front is basically the same. Compared with the record that the prince went up and beat the Frenchman's line, it was too watery.

"This is just your opinion, but if the western front is to launch an attack on the fortress area, I will express my opinion directly to the Kaiser ~ lightnovelpub.net~ I don’t care who the commander of this battle is, I will remind him to stop in moderation, because in this battle you lose not only yourself but the entire empire!"

In history, what really pushed France to the edge of the cliff was the German imperial offensive in the late World War 1. Using elite commandos and new forces transferred from the Eastern Front, Germany used the last little surplus to make a big difference before the Americans arrived in large numbers. Breakthrough, it's like having tore open the opponent's armor with a dagger, but almost stabbed in. Then the other party came to help and knocked the exhausted German to the ground.

"I originally came here to learn how to conduct a fortress offensive and defensive battle, but your Excellency made me a little unprepared." Facing the powerful prince, Fakinghan could only smile bitterly.

"You only need to know that it is almost impossible to take down a strong fortress. You can launch a feint, you can launch a limited attack, but you definitely don't use up all your energy! See, the current Russian Legion Just before death, they could have done better, but worshipping in front of the fortress consumes their own strength and will pull up the entire empire as a funeral!" The prince said sharply.

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