The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

Historically, the cavalry units of various countries did begin to be gradually replaced after the advent of tanks.

So Hindenburg's understanding of the armored forces as a more powerful cavalry unit is not too much of a problem.

However, there are significant differences in how the two classes are used.

As for the specific differences, Andrews is not going to elaborate.

Instead, I plan to let them go to the battlefield to explore, study, and summarize by themselves.

After the finalization of the first batch of tanks, tests were carried out for about 3 months.

After completing all aspects of testing, the military secretly placed an order for 150 vehicles.

After the tanks were produced, they were all transported to the secret military base in Wolfsburg.

Here, a brand-new elite unit of soldiers, all drawn from the whole army, was ready.

The newly formed army, which was ordered to be the 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army, had a small number of troops, only 3,500 men.

But they are elite enough, from bottom to top, every soldier has at least 3 years of military experience.

As for officers, officers above the rank of platoon commander are at least the first to start as captains.

As for their brigade commander, it was Erich von Ludendorff with the rank of major general.

Originally, he was Hindenburg's partner, and the two worked together in the Eighth Army.

Ludendorff was not fit to be the commander-in-chief, and leaving him alone had proven to be a disaster.

However, this does not hide his military talent.

When he graduated from the Imperial Army Academy, he once received this evaluation:

"Ludendorff was a clear-minded, well-thought-out student, with good habits and excellent grades in all subjects.

He has an amazing talent for his knowledge of the history of the war and the use of tactics.

He has an excellent ability to adapt, and is quick to accept and comprehend new things, new tactics.

And very good at creating your own unique style of play!

This ability allows him to adapt to any job. "

The Imperial Bailin Army Military Academy is currently the top military academy in the Empire.

They trained a large number of excellent generals, who made countless achievements for the Second Empire.

It is also because of this that the evaluation of Ludendorff by the Army Military Academy of Bolin.

In particular, the comment that he is good at adapting to new things has become the one that impresses Andrews.

The main reason for him to appoint Ludendorff as the commander of the first armored corps of the Reich.

Although Ludendorff can't be a marshal, it's still okay to be a qualified general.

However, compared with the talented geniuses of the Third Reich, Ludendorff is naturally still a little worse.

No, Andrews' appointment to him now is only temporary.

If he doesn't perform as well as Andrews intended, Andrews could make a substitution at any time.

Ludendorff did not know these thoughts in the emperor's heart, after he received the order.

He happily accepted this arrangement, and immediately set off for Wolfsburg.

In Wolfsburg, one and a half hundred and fifty brand-new tanks have already been delivered.

When these tanks are neatly placed together, they look spectacular.

Including Ludendorff and the soldiers and officers of the 1st Armored Brigade, after seeing these cold steel weapons.

They all stayed where they were!

They've never seen this thing before!

I never thought that someone could make such a huge steel weapon!

Such troops, the entire empire, and the whole world.

It's all just this one, and there's no semicolon!(Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Therefore, after seeing this elite unit arranged for him by the army, Ludendorff was shocked at first.

Then I started wondering if I was dreaming!

After determining that this was true, he fell into ecstasy.

He felt like he was on the pinnacle of his life!

In such a short period of time, he was promoted to a major general, not to mention, he still had the opportunity to lead such a new and powerful army.

This fully illustrates the trust that His Majesty the Emperor has in himself, thinking of this.

Ludendorff was very moved in his heart, and secretly made a vow that he would follow His Majesty the Emperor to the death in this life.

For Your Majesty, for the Empire, even if it is to give your life, you will not hesitate!

"General Ludendorff, this is a compendium of basic tactics and training on armored operations written by His Majesty the Emperor himself. "

Because of the fear that Ludendorff did not understand armored warfare and did not know how to train and operate tank units. []

Andrews prepared several pamphlets for him in advance, which were from famous generals of the Third Reich.

The hand of General Guderian, known as the father of armor.

Historically, the armored forces of the Third Reich were under the leadership of Guderian and others.

It began to grow step by step, and finally became the invincible army that swept the whole world and made countless countries feel terrified.

Although Ludendorff is relatively receptive to new weapons, no matter how strong he is, he cannot know how to use this weapon correctly as soon as he gets started.

Not to mention the fact that tanks are not used correctly, but their potential must be fully exploited.

In this way, they can bring out their full strength.

Otherwise, even if the tank is equipped.

The tank units also had a very limited increase in the combat effectiveness of the army, just like the sun never set and the Gauls during the First World War!

Originally, in history, tanks were first developed by the people of the sun.

But after the sun never set on the development of the tank, the real purpose of the tank was not found.

They simply used the tank as a moving fortress to cover the infantry attacking the enemy's trenches.

Although tanks can also be used in this way, this tactic greatly limits the advantage of the tank's mobility ability.

makes them less powerful. (Got good)

In that world war, the tank on which the sun never set brought a lot of trouble to the German army.

But it did not change the tide of the war, even after the Germans adapted to the tanks on which the sun never sets.

The deterrent power of this thing began to decline dramatically, and in the end it was of no use at all.

After the emergence of targeted weapons such as anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns of the German army, the tanks of the British army were very vulnerable to the targeting of the German anti-tank forces and became a moving coffin.

Because of this, the war did not end as quickly as the sun never set had hoped.

On the contrary, it grew bigger and longer, making them almost collapse.

On the contrary, it was the Third Reich, which quickly absorbed and learned from the defeat of the sun never set after the war.

Summed up their own unique tactic - blitzkrieg!

And with this tactic almost all of Europe!

At this time, the Second Reich learned, officially the lightning tactics of the Third Reich!.