At the border between Gibraltar and Spain, the 2nd German Marine Division deployed one regiment. It was not that Major General Hans did not want to deploy more troops; the area was simply too cramped.
On a defensive line less than a kilometer long, even deploying one Infantry Battalion was fairly crowded, let alone an entire regiment. Even so, the troops had been spread across several defensive lines.
The other two regiments were deployed on Mount Takri and the areas south of it. The artillery in particular was all deployed south of Mount Takri. Although relying entirely on forward artillery observers for guidance would affect the accuracy of the bombardment to some extent, there was no helping it. Gibraltar's terrain was simply too confined; fitting nearly twenty thousand men from a Marine Division into it was fundamentally impossible.
Furthermore, the German Navy Mediterranean Fleet had been cruising in the waters near Gibraltar. Once the Spanish launched an attack, they could provide the Marines with the most powerful fire support. With their formidable naval guns, they could make the Spanish pay a grievous price. With the Marine Corps' concentrated firepower defending the narrow positions, holding the line would be no problem at all. As long as their own artillery and the Navy's naval guns could destroy the Spanish artillery, the Marine Corps could make the Spanish pay a terrible price at minimal cost.
"General, according to the intelligence we obtained, the Spaniards on the other side have assembled a hundred thousand men! Are they preparing to fight to the death?" a Regimental Commander said to Major General Hans.
"So what if they have a hundred thousand men? Those Spaniards have less fighting power than a hundred thousand pigs. Let them attack. Before long, Spanish corpses will carpet the entire defensive line!"