Trepassey, Germany 3rd Marine Division have completely controlled this place. The British infantry brigade stationed here had very weak resistance after German Marine Corps landed. And quickly fled here, the remaining troops also surrendered to German military.
Germany 3rd Marine Division used the dock of Trepassey to start a large-scale landing. It won't be long before all the more than 20,000 people in 3rd Marine Division and their equipment will come ashore.
"General, our 1st Regiment has begun to attack St. John's. Soon, 2nd Regiment will also join the attack after landing ashore." Major General Pars, commander of the 3rd Marine Division, said.
General Ernst von Busch nodded. "The 4th Marine Division will start landing in the afternoon. In addition, the 6th Marine Division and the 7th Marine Division are expected to arrive tomorrow night. All five of our Marine Division will arrive at the Newfoundland."
"General, there is no problem in taking down Newfoundland. The combat effectiveness of these Britain people is really rubbish. We have the fire support of the navy's Naval Gun and Carrier-based aircraft, and we can easily defeat them." Major General Pars had a smile on his face.
General Busch nodded. He also believed that the British army's combat effectiveness was very bad.
"Arms control, let's capture St. John's. There is a medium-sized port there. After capturing it, the rest of the troops can better go ashore." Admiral Busch said. After all, the remaining Marine Division, as well as the engineering troops of the future air force and a large amount of technical equipment, all need to be transported by ports. Trepassey's port is too small, and the possibility of expansion is not large. On the contrary, St. John's can be regarded as a relatively good port.
"Yes, General." Major General Pars nodded.
New Brunswick province, Nova Scotia peninsula, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton Island look across the Cabot Strait from Newfoundland and Navy Minister. These areas can be regarded as areas where the British army deployed heavy troops.
After German military logged into Newfoundland, the entire British Army went crazy. A group of the British Army generals began to quickly mobilize troops from the above-mentioned areas and quickly provided reinforcements to Newfoundland.
The Cabot Strait is only a few dozen kilometers wide, and it would not take much time for the British army to cross the strait to transport troops to Newfoundland. Of course, the premise is that German military is not blocked.
On the afternoon of November 23, the first batch of reinforcements sent by the British army to Newfoundland set off from Cape Breton Island. Hundreds of merchant ships, protected by dozens of cruisers and destroyers, sailed towards Newfoundland. On these merchant ships, British Army was loaded with two Infantry Division and one Armored Division.
In the sky, there were hundreds of Royal Air Force P-51 fighter jets escorting them.
It can be seen that in order to prevent German carrier-based aircraft group's attack, they have tried their best.
However, it is obviously impossible for Germany to allow Britain people to board so many reinforcements on Newfoundland.
Just when the fleet had just passed the center line of the Cabot Strait, German carrier-based aircraft group pounced. Fifteen carrier-based FW-190 fighter squadrons taking off from eight aircraft carriers German Navy, Home Fleet, and Aircraft Carrier Formation rushed to the battlefield.
Although, after British Royal Navy's air search Radar discovered the incoming German carrier-based aircraft group, it immediately instructed the escorting P-51 fleet to intercept it. And more P-51 fighter jets took off from the rear airport and rushed to the battlefield.
But unfortunately, it was still too late.
A fierce air battle broke out immediately, German carrier-based aircraft group 15 squadrons of carrier-based FW-190 fighter jets totaled one hundred and eighty. In terms of quantity, it has an absolute advantage. In terms of fighter performance and pilot skills, they are also at an advantage. This makes the battlefield completely one-sided. German carrier-based aircraft group, Royal Air Force was severely damaged in the first fight, causing them heavy losses. Moreover, Royal Air Force's fighter group was quickly dispersed.
Immediately afterwards, Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber of German Navy appeared.
Hundreds of Dive Bomber and hundreds of Torpedo Bomber began to attack.
"Dong dong dong!"
Although, the escorting fleet began to shoot in the air with Anti-aircraft Gun and anti-aircraft machine guns to cover the huge fleet. However, it was of no use at all. The number of escorting warships was so small that they simply could not organize a favorable air defense.
"Woo!"
German Navy's Dive Bomber began to dive, making a terrifying whistling sound that made people have to cover their ears.
The heavy Aerial Bomb hit a merchant ship hard.
The fragile deck of the merchant ship was originally blown through. The bomb exploded inside the merchant ship.
"Boom!"
The violent explosion immediately severely damaged the merchant ship, not only destroying the interior of the merchant ship into a mess. Even the hull of the ship was blown through.
The seawater began to pour into the merchant ship crazily, and the British soldiers on the merchant ship were transferred into the sea like dumplings.
Although the water was cold at this time, they did not want to sink into the sea together with the merchant ship.
A Torpedo Bomber dropped a Heavy Torpedo on a merchant ship at a distance of 500 meters.
Soon, Heavy Torpedo kissed the side of a merchant ship.
Amidst the violent explosions, a large hole was blown out of the side of the merchant ship. Sea water poured into the hull crazily.
The defensive capabilities of merchant ships are inherently inferior to warships. There is no perfect Watertight Compartment either. Therefore, the hull soon capsized and sank into the sea.
Under the attack of German Navy's Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber, those merchant ships simply could not withstand it. The fragile merchant ship was easily hit by Aerial Bomb and aviation Torpedo. And one ship after another was sunk.
The soldiers transported on the merchant ships either jumped into the sea to escape, or sank into the sea along with the merchant ships. But in fact, no matter which path you choose, there is no way out.
The cold Atlantic Ocean will swallow their lives.
"Damn it, we can't go on like this, otherwise, we will soon be killed by the Germany people!"
Although the Britain people saw such a crisis, they had nothing to do.
By the time Royal Air Force's follow-up fighters arrived, Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber of German Navy had completed their mission and escaped. What was left was a messy sea surface. A large number of merchant ships were burning and sinking, and the sea was full of soldiers jumping into the sea to survive. Many of them have been frozen and have lost their lives.
The two Infantry Division and one Armored Division dispatched by the British Army had already lost their lives before they reached Newfoundland.