The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1228 - 912 Operation Barbarossa_2
Chapter 1228: Chapter 912: Operation Barbarossa_2
Chapter 1228 -912: Operation Barbarossa_2
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But the Eastern European Plain in Russia was different; although the climate was relatively cold, most of the area was still quite suitable for living. As long as one didn’t get too close to the Arctic Circle, the vast Eastern European Plain was almost entirely a habitable region.
Additionally, due to the large rural population within Russia, many countryside areas were densely populated, which also increased the mileage of railways and highways that needed to be built.
The Russian Government had not managed to fully refurbish the railways and highways in the Eastern European region even until now, proving the difficulty of constructing a massive network of railways and highways for a country with vast land and an even larger population.
Of course, inconvenient transportation was a major disadvantage for Russia during peacetime, but during wartime, it became the best method to delay the enemy’s advance.
What gave the Germans headaches was precisely Russia’s poor transportation environment. One of the reasons the German blitzkrieg campaigns were successfully implemented was due to the relatively developed railways and highway systems in Western and Central Europe.
The German armored troops could roam freely on the highways, which naturally guaranteed the speed of the military’s advance.
But Eastern Europe lacked developed highways, and given the large size of Russia’s territory, completing a planned offensive would likely require more time.
In the midst of intense war preparations, the German Chancellor also paid close attention to the state of the military’s preparedness.
At a new military meeting, the Chancellor personally inquired about the military’s deployment and asked about Germany’s current reserves of strategic supplies and the production of weapons and equipment.
“If we were to launch an offensive against Russia now, could our Air Force withstand the pressure of two fronts against the British, French, and Russian” the German Chancellor looked towards the Air Force Commander Goring.
“Your Excellency, if our war with Russia were to last six months, the Air Force would be capable of operating on both fronts simultaneously.
Of course, if we receive support from our ally, Italy, I believe this assurance would be even more solidified,” said the German Air Force Commander-in-Chief Goring with confidence.
Although Germany had just lost the Battle of Britain in the air, there were many reasons for the failure, including the Chancellor’s impatience with the air battle and Goring’s desire to ingratiate himself.
If the air battle had been fought properly, the German Air Force might not have won, but definitely wouldn’t have created a campaign with such a stark disparity in losses.
Hearing Goring’s words, the German Chancellor nodded in satisfaction and instructed everyone present: ”
In our war against Russia, we must protect the Empire’s territory from being attacked, ensuring the security of Berlin and the Eastern industrial area. This also means that we need sufficient strategic depth to ensure that the enemy’s airplanes cannot threaten our native land.
Furthermore, if we could crush Russia, turning it into a collection of unarmed autonomous provinces from the Polish borders to the Volga, all inhabited and ruled by Germans.
As for the land east of the Volga River, the frozen territories of Siberia and the vast forests beyond the Ural Mountains, we will occupy them when we have the time.
Of course, if our ally, the Island Nation, is interested, ceding part of the territory to them is also an option.
Remember, the premise of everything in this campaign is to ensure that Russia’s airplanes cannot threaten our native land.
Once the war starts, Russia would probably defend the Baltic Sea and Ukraine fiercely, as they are its only two European maritime outlets.
If they focus on defending the Baltic Sea and Ukraine, then the vast central area east of Poland could become undefended, and the Russian Government would likely concede.
Rather than quickly capturing Moscow, I would prefer to see our armored Army Groups, after resolving the Polish issue, occupy the Baltic Sea and Ukraine to the north and south, strip them of their maritime outlets, and thus destroy their economy.
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Russia Nation’s economy was always very fragile. If their ports were occupied, it was likely that they wouldn’t be able to hold up for long in the war.
By then, if we focused on conquering Moscow and incidentally annihilated the enemies coming to support Moscow, we would achieve our ultimate plan, which was to effectively decimate Russia Nation’s living forces and cause the collapse and rule over this vast country.
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Upon hearing the Prime Minister’s inquiry, the generals and staff officers present shook their heads one by one.
Let’s not talk about whether the Prime Minister’s proposal was reasonable or not. Just looking at his confident smile, raising objections now would be asking for trouble, wouldn’t it?
Seeing that everyone, including the Commander-in-Chief of the army, General Brauchitsch, shook their heads, the German Chancellor nodded with satisfaction and continued to dictate: “Based on what I’ve said, the General Staff should quickly develop a brand-new battle plan. I personally name this battle plan Operation Barbarossa, and I hope that one day, our Operation Barbarossa will shock the whole world.”
This meeting directly established the strategic guidelines for the offensive against Inside Russia Nation. Based on these strategic guidelines, a brand-new operation plan codenamed ‘Plan 13’ by the German General Staff, officially known as Operation Barbarossa, was freshly released.
Since it was based on the strategic guidelines proposed by the Chancellor himself, this latest plan was immediately praised by the German Chancellor himself and, after being voted through by the General Staff, became the official operational plan.
According to this battle plan, the German General Staff and High Command issued orders to various Army Groups and specific branches of the Military.
Although the core guidelines were formulated according to the Chancellor’s commands, the General Staff still had their own ideas concerning some of the smaller details.
Marshal Brauchitsch, Commander-in-Chief of the army who held a certain amount of influence within the General Staff, had set guidelines to reinforce the power of the Northern Army Group.
In Marshal Brauchitsch’s view, compared to Southern Region’s Ukraine, the Baltic Sea region in the North was where Germany should focus its offensive efforts.
Because Germany already controlled the Baltic States, an offensive from the North could quickly approach Saint Petersburg of Russia and conquer the second largest and second most important Urban City inside Russia Nation.
After occupying Saint Petersburg, the Northern Army Group could then move southward, seizing the vast Eastern European land west of Moscow.
In this way, it could also provide mutual support with the Southern Region Army Group. According to the Southern Region Army Group’s operational plan, they would first attack Kiev, then move east to Kharkov, and afterward head north to Moscow.
The Northern and Southern Region Army Groups would slice through the vast land of Russia Nation and Russia Nation’s Native Land, whereas the Central Army Group’s main purpose would be to quickly occupy Poland, then encircle Minsk, eventually converging on Moscow.
If the attacks by all three Army Groups went smoothly, the Russian army would quickly collapse, and a vast territory west of Moscow would soon fall into the hands of the Germans.
Once this strategic plan was completed, Inside Russia Nation, having lost a great deal of vital Territory, would see its comprehensive strength greatly reduced and essentially pose no threat to Germany.
On the 24th March 1937, the German Chancellor approved the specific operational scheme reported by Marshal Brauchitsch and explicitly stipulated, prioritizing the extermination of enemies in the Baltic Sea and the capture of Saint Petersburg and Kronstadt.
To fulfill this strategic objective, the German Chancellor specially approved to request the Central Army Group to divert a large number of Armored troops to the Northern Army Group, to first occupy the entire Baltic coast.
With the tasks of the Northern Army Group completed, the Central Army Group could safely occupy vast expanses of Polish and Russian Territory, and plan the grand convergence of all three Army Groups in Moscow.
From then, the battle plan against Inside Russia Nation was thoroughly formulated. According to this operational plan, the German military also began to take action, with the Northern, Southern Region, and Central Army Groups in the midst of formation and preparation.
