"Gentlemen, it is already the end of October. Our landing plan is about to begin. But we have yet to determine exactly where to choose as our landing site," said Field Marshal Manstein, Germany's Army Minister and Chief of the General Staff.
This was a military conference attended by senior commanders of Germany's Army, Navy, and Air Force. Its main subject was the imminent landing operation in North America.
"This time, we will cross the Atlantic Ocean for thousands of kilometers and land in North America. For us, this will be a tremendous test. Therefore, we must make every possible preparation. Otherwise, it will bring us a defeat," Marshal Raeder warned.
Although the German Navy had already won a complete victory in the Battle of the Atlantic, it still did not dare let down its guard during the landing operation against North America. This concerned whether Germany could utterly defeat the United States and win the war. The Navy had to give its all. Otherwise, if this offensive failed, not only would Germany suffer grievous losses, it might even shake everyone's confidence in defeating the United States across the sea. That would have an immensely far-reaching impact on subsequent strategy.
The commanders of Germany's Army, Navy, and Air Force all nodded repeatedly.
"The Americans have stopped bombing the Bermuda Islands. We have expanded the two airfields on the islands. The Air Force has already dispatched two Fighter Wings to garrison the Bermuda Islands. Next, we will build another five airfields there. That way, we can station up to a thousand aircraft in the Bermuda Islands," said Air Force Minister Albert Kesselring.
"Although the Bermuda Islands are a fine bridgehead, they are still too far from the United States mainland. More than nine hundred kilometers remains an impassable gulf. Furthermore, the