My Italian: Chapter 684 Battle of Paris ends

The capture of Nice represented the end of the Battle of Nice. After Lieutenant General Fast led the French army to retreat, the Southern Army continued to occupy Antibes, Cannes and other places one after another.

During this period, the Italian army also encountered small-scale fighting, which was the French militia who were unwilling to evacuate their homeland. However, these people have poor equipment, insufficient training, and a small number of people. The French army could not easily wipe out them without even a wave of waves.

Of course, there are still some French troops who don’t want to give up their positions, but for the Italian army who broke through the Nice mountain (the most steep), this is beyond their control. After some fighting, they are basically taken back by the Italian army. and seize

After occupying the entire Nice area, the Battle of Nice is over.

According to the understanding afterwards, the French army dispatched a total of 10 divisions and other troops in this battle, totaling 210,000 people. The Italian army dispatched a total of 13 divisions and more than 260,000 other troops.

After fierce fighting, the French army killed 18,000 people, injured 57,000 people, captured 32,000 people, and lost more than 3,000 people, with a total loss of 110,000 people. The attacking Italian army killed 15,000 people, injured 43,000 people, captured more than 500 people, missing more than 1,000 people, and lost a total of 60,000 people.

If it hadn't been for the 11th Army breaking into the flank of Nice and causing great upheavals, it would be impossible for the Southern Group Army to seize Nice at such a low price.

The solid positions of various dangerous terrains along the way caused headaches for the officers and soldiers of the Southern Army. In addition, in this Battle of Nice, there was a weapon that the officers and soldiers were full of praise, and that was the 240mm heavy mortar.

This kind of mortar capable of producing 240mm shells is only 840 kg. Although the range is only 4500 meters, it is enough for mountainous terrain.

Because of its lightness and great power, coupled with its sufficient range, few of the fortifications arranged by the French army in the mountains along the route can resist its attack. It is really a weapon for mountain warfare.

And this gun is also the latest development of the Turin Arsenal. 24 guns were urgently produced for use by the Southern Front Army, and the effect was surprisingly good.

The end of the Battle of Nice gave Italy the energy to start the Battle of Egypt, but before that, the Battle of Paris, which attracted worldwide attention, had come to an end.

Beginning on May 27, the Battle of Paris was the focus of attention of Britain and France. Even if Italy is doing things in the direction of North Africa and France, they will concentrate on dealing with the Germans in the Paris area, and they will not stop until they retake Paris.

Britain and France continued to accumulate troops in Paris, trying to use flesh and blood as a foreshadowing, and gradually won the victory of the Battle of Paris. Although their method has many shortcomings, it is still very effective with the support of huge troops.

The British and French troops also paid the price of fear, and finally pushed the line of defense to the vicinity of Saint-Denis. There is no way, it is too difficult for Britain and France to attack Ponte Pouan. The German trenches, barbed wire, machine guns and other defenses made British and French soldiers tremble.

Especially after more than 80,000 people were shot and killed by machine guns in Bontelui, the British army paid special attention to the density of machine guns. It was also because the British officers and soldiers were frightened by the huge casualties suffered in Bontelui in one day. When a large number of artillery was delayed for two days, German reinforcements also arrived.

As a result, the two sides fought a battle around Bontelui, and the town was surrounded by bomb craters, which looked like the surface of the moon from the air.

But after playing continuously for more than half a month, I found that I really couldn't beat the opponent. Admiral Haig could only make a new choice. He decided to give up attacking Bontelu, and instead attacked Lierville in the southeast, stretching the front to find loopholes.

For this reason, he told his idea to the right-wing French commander, General Gallieni, and it didn't take long for the other party to agree with him.

The French army was better than the British army. They had just conquered Seri, but when the casualty figures were presented to Admiral Gallieni, even he, a seasoned veteran, felt his heart bleed. 130,000 casualties, you must know that the enemy only deployed 140,000 people on the front line of Seri, and later others retreated and brought back at least half of the troops.

This loss is too great, how should we fight the next battle?

Both commanders felt the heavy pressure, which is why Admiral Gallieni agreed to turn around, abandoning the first battle plan and retargeting the second battle plan.

Ever since, the two sides began to turn around almost at the same time. They no longer kept fighting towards Puente Puan, but changed to an easier target and attacked Saint-Wei.

Ever since, the two immediately turned their guns to attack Lierville and Vail, trying to pass through here and open the way to Saint-Victory. But it is not easy to get through Shengwei. Admiral Kluke has already deployed two divisions here, and there are still 20,000 troops in Villeparcy, 7 kilometers behind him.

Admiral Kluke has seen that the enemy does not want to fight him in the city of Paris, so Paris does not need so many people, leaving an army to defend, and the others are arranged in the direction of the British and French offensives to intercept, trying to use a net to catch the enemy Troops stopped.

After continuous fighting, although Britain and France captured the two places, they still found that they had suffered too many casualties.

So they continued to narrow the target of the campaign, and Saint-Denis became an acceptable target for them. Then continue to fight, and the British and French armies will choose Saint-Denis, 6 kilometers away from Paris, as their target.

However, although the appetite has become smaller, the German army is still to be driven out of Paris.

How could this make his wish come true, how could Admiral Kluke make his wish come true.

Needless to say, keep playing.

So around the rear of the German army in Paris, the two sides continued to fight **** in Villepinte, Marina, Cergy and other places.

Unit after unit was used in the area, and there were not even enough body bags for the two sides fighting. The treatment of wounded soldiers was even more troublesome. For this reason, the government also summoned hundreds of domestic surgeons and more than 1,000 nurses to support them.

However, fighting and fighting, some British judges and soldiers found that the German army on the opposite side was slowly weakening. The opponent's soldiers were not accurate enough to shoot, and occasionally showed a panicked expression.

Soon this information reached the ears of the two commanders, Haig and Gallieni. At this time, they all found that the chance of winning had come. As a result, more troops and more violent attacks attacked these weak points. They show their faces without makeup and drive the Germans out of Paris.

Soon they conquered Villepinte, Marina, Cergy and other places one after another, all the way to a position only 7 or 8 kilometers away from Saint-Denis.

If Admiral Kluke hadn't boldly dispatched a division in Paris to block the enemy with the only three divisions in his hands, then the opponent would probably rush into Saint-Denis in one go.

The situation that caused the German army to be at a disadvantage in Paris and gradually be driven out of Paris was mainly due to the insufficient strength of the German army in the Paris area.

Although Little Moltke continued to mobilize troops, the Eastern Front, domestic reserves, and newly formed troops, the available troops in the Paris area were still not enough. Facing the Paris area that has been short of troops, the impatient little Mo Qi made a foolish move. He also sent some troops that had not yet completed training to Paris.

Faced with the harm that his stupid move had done to the battle situation in Paris, little Maoqi also regretted it. Faced with the situation that Paris was about to be encircled, he reluctantly gave an order to General Kluck to withdraw his troops from Paris and retreat to Coursainville. This is a small town on the northern outskirts of Paris, 15 kilometers from Paris.

Even though he knew that the furious emperor would resign his post, the situation no longer allowed the troops to stay in Paris. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Following Moltke's order, the German troops in Paris gradually retreated through Saint-Denis. After the German army retreated, the British and French troops finally captured Saint-Denis. At this time, they were unable to attack the German army retreating to Coursainville, the enemy was covered with wounds, and they themselves were bleeding.

On November 12, Paris finally returned to the hands of the French.

The goal of encircling and annihilating the German army was not achieved, but the news that Paris has regained it is encouraging enough.

In the Battle of Paris, Britain, France and Germany invested a total of 2.78 million troops, of which Britain and France contributed 1.59 million troops, while Germany invested 1.19 million troops.

Among them, the British army as the attacker suffered 410,000 casualties, the French army suffered 450,000 casualties, and the Allies suffered a total of 860,000 casualties. As the defender, the German army suffered 690,000 casualties. The total casualties on both sides reached 1.45 million.

Such huge casualties not only shocked other countries, but also shocked the three countries of Britain, France and Germany who participated in the Battle of Paris.

(end of this chapter)