On April 8, German Emperor Oscar summoned Empire generals above the group army deployed on the eastern front at Supreme Command. At this time, there was only one week left before German military launched another large-scale attack.
In order to ensure that German military could annihilate Buru's main force in one fell swoop in 1940, Germany tried his best this time. Except that the 18 group armies deployed to the Eastern Front have been replenished and restored to full combat strength. All Protectorate and slave countries have also been asked to send more troops to the Eastern Front in an effort to complete combat missions before this winter.
"Marshals, generals. Have the frontline combat preparations been completed?" Oscar asked.
"Your Majesty, all war preparations are nearly completed. Eighty percent of the mobilization of war supplies has been completed. The remaining 20 percent will be completed within the next week!" Field Marshal Manstein reported.
Throughout the past winter, the main force of German military was resting. However, they have also been preparing for this year's showdown. German military's marshals and generals all know that this year will be a critical year. So, everyone has tried their best.
"Very good! So, are you all ready to defeat Russians in one fell swoop this year?" Oscar then asked.
"Get ready, Empire will win!" Imperial Army and the marshals and generals of the Air Force replied one after another.
Next, Field Marshal Manstein began to introduce the attack plan this time. What will be implemented this year will be the third and most important stage of 'Operation Barbarossa'. The first two stages have already caused heavy losses to the Buru army. The third stage is to destroy the foundation of Buru in one fell swoop, leaving Buru completely powerless in this war.
According to the combat plan, this attack is mainly divided into two combat directions. One combat direction is Moscow, which is completed by Army Group A, Army Group B and Army Group C.
In addition to the Imperial Army 1st and 4th and 10th Army Corps, Army Group A also includes Finland 1st Army Corps, Baltic Sea 1st, 2nd and 3rd Army Corps, with a total strength of 1.2 million.
Army Group B In addition to the Imperial Army 3rd, 8th, 13th, 14th and 15th Army Corps, it also includes Poland 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Army Corps, Belarus 1st, 2nd Army Corps, Hungary 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Army Corps, Bohemia 1st, 2nd, 3rd Army Corps, the total strength reached four million people.
Army Group C In addition to the Imperial Army No. 7, No. 9, No. 16, No. 17, 18th Army Corps, it also includes Ukraine No. 4, No. 5, 6th Army Corps, Hungary No. 6, 7th Army Corps, Bohemia No. 4, 5th Army Corps, Dalmatia 1st Army Corps, Croatia 1st Army Corps, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1st Army Corps, the total strength reached three million people.
The army German military planned to attack Moscow alone totaled 820 people. It can be seen how huge the scale of this battle is.
Of course, among these armies, only the 18 armies of German military truly possess strong combat effectiveness. The remaining more than four million people are all the armies of the slave states. Their main task is still to ensure the smooth flow of logistics supply lines and to maintain the security of the new occupied areas.
Once German military makes a big push towards Moscow, it will inevitably gain more occupied areas. And under the call of Buru, more Russians will inevitably take up arms to fight against German offensive. Just the threat of the guerrillas composed of Russians to German military's logistics supply line is enough to give German military a headache. Therefore, this requires a large number of troops to garrison.
The combat effectiveness of the armies of these slave countries may not be enough to compete with the Russian army on the frontal battlefield. But there is still no problem in dealing with the guerrillas in the rear.
Even when the main force of the Russian army was almost wiped out, the combat effectiveness of the armies formed later may not be much stronger than that of Germany's slave country. The armies of Germany's slave countries can still take to the frontal battlefield.
In fact, in the first two stages of the battle, the troops from Finland, Baltic States, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine performed pretty well. Therefore, in this battle, their troops will also be dispatched to the frontal battlefield.
In the fourth and fifth stages of the subsequent 'Operation Barbarossa', the armies of these slave countries will even become the main force. The elite troops of German military need to be prepared to take action against another powerful enemy on the other side of the ocean.
In addition to Moscow, the other main direction of attack is Yuzefgrad. This important city is in charge of Army Group and Army Group.
In addition to the 2nd, 19th, and 20th Army Corps, Army Group also includes Ukraine, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army Corps, Yugoslavia 1st, 2nd Army Corps, Italy 1st, 2nd, 3rd Army Corps, the total strength reached 2.2 million people.
In addition to the 21st and 22nd Army Corps, Army Group also includes the Turkish 1st, 2nd, 3rd Army Corps, Persia 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army Corps, with a total strength of 1.6 million.
Army Group and Army Group together only have 3.8 million people, less than half of the troops attacking Moscow. The elite German military only has five armies, which is only one-third of the elite German military troops attacking Moscow.
However, this is also because the Russian army deployed at Yuzefgrad is much smaller than the army deployed at Moscow. Moscow is the main direction of attack for German military this time, and Yuzefgrad is just the secondary direction of attack.
In addition to the army, Imperial Air Force also dispatched the main force. In addition to the five aviation groups previously dispatched to the battlefield, three newly formed aviation groups were also dispatched to the Eastern Front to assist the Army in operations. This brings the number of tactical aircraft dispatched by German Air Force to more than 4,800.
For Strategic Air Force, Bomber of four strategic aviation clusters will assist German military in operations. At the same time, strategic bombing of major cities and industrial bases in the hinterland of Russia will be launched to further weaken Buru's war potential and do its best for Germany to defeat Buru.
After listening to the overall introduction of Manstein, Oscar is very satisfied. In his opinion, Germany tried his best this time. Although German military's military strength is not as good as that of the Russian army, after adding the slave states, German military's military strength exceeds Russia by a lot. This gives Germany a greater advantage in this war. The probability of winning will also be greatly increased as a result.