Chapter 112： Panzergrenadier

Now, in front of Cyric, is the regiment commander of the First Armored Division.

Among them, the commander of the 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment was Joseph Dietrich. In history, he was the commander of the first Panzer Division, and he was a veteran party member who had participated in the beer hall together.

But now, he is just a regimental commander. At the same time, his 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment was almost mobilized from the original crew, all of them are 1.8-meter-high big boys, burly and powerful.

The commander of the 2nd Panzergrenadier Regiment is Ferdinand Scherner, the subordinate who fought side by side with Cyric in the beer hall coup, this time became Cyric’s subordinate again. Advanced studies in the Army Academy made Scherner's qualifications stronger.

I heard that the first armored division was established here, so Scherner asked for transfer without hesitation. Now, his eyes were on Cyric, full of worship.

And the 1st Armored Regiment is the main force of the First Armored Division. The commander, along with Guderian and others, went to Libya, Kurt Maier, who has been in the desert for many years.

His full name is Kurt-Adolf-William-Meyer. He was one of the most famous officers of the German Waffen-SS during World War II. He participated in many major battles, such as the invasion of France, Barbarossa and Normandy.

In his military career, he was awarded the Double Sword Oak Leaf Knight's Cross, which ranked third in the Third Reich Military Medal. At the same time, Meyer also became the youngest division commander among the warring parties at the time. These resumes earned him the nickname "Armored Meyer".

The entire World War II was an era of numerous heroes, among which a generation of young SS generals emerged. Their military commanding talents are unprecedented in the German Army. Meyer is their representative.

He is a fanatic, willing to fight to the death of his beloved head of state. He was also a professional soldier, very different from the butchers who guarded the concentration camp.

Although he is not as famous as Rommel and others, Meyer is still a person that Cyric considers very seriously. Therefore, a few years ago, Cyric personally selected Meyer and encouraged him to set foot in Libya.

And now, Germany's first armored regiment was finally born! The commander of this armored regiment, of course, needs Meyer to bear it! Among the various tactical discussions in the desert, Meyer was the best among them, and he won the trust of Guderian.

In addition to them, there are several other regiment leaders. At this time, they are all looking at Cyrek excitedly, the legendary figure who created the powerful German Corps!

"The battlefield of the future is definitely not the trenches of World War I, but the elimination of the enemy in the movement. I believe that our First Armored Division can definitely create miracles." Cyric said: "Our army is for war. Born, we must always aim to win a world war!"

"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.

"Now, let's talk about the problems with our troops." Cyric said.

Hearing Cyric’s words, Scherner, who could not hold back for a long time, finally spoke: "General, our armored grenadier regiment is extremely short of tanks. Although we are equipped with enough trucks, our soldiers , Can’t fight in a truck."

Panzergrenadier regiment! This is also a brand-new unit in the new organization of the First Armored Division. There was no such title before!

Speaking of armored grenadiers, we have to start with the grenadiers!

Grenadier was a unit of the European Army in the mid-17th century. As the name suggests, it refers to the infantry in the army that can throw grenade.

Since the size and weight of grenade at the time was similar to that of small artillery shells, it was necessary to select soldiers with superior arm strength among the infantry to be able to throw them. In other words, only the most elite fighters could do it!

When the bullets flew by and when the slippery grenade exploded in the hand, the psychological quality of the grenadier must be quite high, so that he could not make mistakes and throw them together according to the command of the commander!

Over time, the title of grenadier became an honorary title for the heroic combat performance of soldiers, and it also showed that the grenadier was the elite and outstanding among the infantry.

And now, grenades are not so difficult to throw. Ordinary soldiers can accurately throw grenades. In this way, the title of grenadier has disappeared, and they are all ordinary infantry or cavalry.

And now, in order to boost the morale of the German infantry and continue the tradition of the Prussian army, under Cyric’s suggestion, he changed the title to Panzergrenadier!

In terms of nature, they should be called mechanized infantry. As the infantry regiment under the armoured division, they need to ride armored or motorized vehicles to advance together with the German tank units.

The tank tears its mouth, the infantry expands the results, and the presence of the infantry can also protect the two wings of the tank~www.novelhall.com~This is the meaning of the existence of the armored grenadier!

As the elite infantry that provides infantry support, they are the elite of the German Army in terms of equipment or training. In addition to their standard equipment, they are more fierce in firepower than other units. For example, their In an infantry squad, two machine guns were prepared.

And since they are called armored grenadiers, they also need tools that can carry them into the battlefield!

Now, BMW’s special-favored motorcycles have begun to enter their forces, but it is obviously not enough to have a biased motorcycle. More equipment is necessary!

What equipment? Of course it is an infantry fighting vehicle!

In this era, tanks are still a new thing. The centralized application of tanks on a large scale is an unprecedented attempt. Therefore, no one would even think of developing armored vehicles that can accompany tanks!

Although there are already armored cars in this era, such things can only be driven on the highway! If you want to have off-road capability, it must be a multi-axle drive chassis!

Cyric went to Ford to discuss the development of an off-road truck. In fact, he has plans in this regard, but now, it can’t keep up!

For a long time, Cyrenk has only focused on the development of tanks. Moreover, Germany is now launching too many projects in various fields, and there is no energy to take care of infantry fighting vehicles!

However, Cyric knows that there should be something that can be used right away! This thing was famous throughout World War II, and you can see it everywhere. In other countries, while still advocating chivalry, the German army has been mechanized!

Sd.Kfz251 series armored transport vehicle!