The German military suddenly launched a landing operation against Elgin Port and captured the port in barely an hour. Two hours later, they even seized Sackville, twenty kilometers away. Such lightning speed had completely surpassed the American-British Allied Forces' expectations. At the same time, this German military operation itself had also caught the American-British Allied Forces completely off guard.
In New Glasgow, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, commander of the US 1st Army Corps; Lieutenant General Lloyd Fredendall, commander of the US 2nd Army Corps; Lieutenant General Harold Alexander of the British Army; and Lieutenant General Gerald Temple were discussing their next operational plan.
The British troops originally deployed on the Nova Scotia peninsula had been organized into the British 9th Army Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Harold Alexander. The reinforcements sent from New Brunswick province had formed the British 10th Army Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Gerald Temple. It could be said that on the Nova Scotia peninsula, the American-British Allied Forces were truly strong in troops and vigorous in horses.
"Gentlemen, the Germans are frantically pouring troops into the Nova Scotia peninsula. According to the intelligence we have obtained, their German 1st Army Corps has already completely crossed the Canso Strait and landed on the Nova Scotia peninsula. The German 10th Army Corps will become the second force to land on the Nova Scotia peninsula. They may even continue sending more and more troops there without end. We cannot allow the Germans to keep dispatching forces to the Nova Scotia peninsula with such utter abandon. If that happens, we will gradually lose our advantage. Therefore, before the main German force lands on the peninsula, we should seize this opportunity to launch an attack and defeat them in one stroke," Lieutenant General Omar Bradley proposed.
"Yes. With our current strength,