Why did Mo Deer issue a peculiar order "disband troops on the spot" in the history of war?

1September, 944, Montgomery prepared the "operation market garden" to return the master defender Mo Deer to the "prototype". From then on, he "obediently" followed the US military and did not dare to "show his bravado and mind his own business". Mo Deer once again proved his excellent defensive level and became an "extremely difficult opponent" recognized by allied generals.

However, with the allied troops approaching "siegfried line" in great strides, the German high command repeatedly retreated to the generals, completely losing patience, and decided to take command personally. The following series of defeats made Mo Deer more and more hopeless about victory, more and more pessimistic about the future, and finally embarked on a "point of no return", which made people sad.

This should start with Mo Deer's opposition to the Ardennes campaign.

According to the plan of the German high command, it is planned to use 30 divisions to form two armored army groups, and conduct another raid in the Ardennes area to capture Antwerp, so as to destroy the allies in the northern section. Both Mo Deer and Lundstedt are opposed to the plan. "What the hell is this? It is simply untenable. " .

First of all, the follow-up strength is not good. A series of German failures in the Western Front have weakened, and the elite soldiers are basically exhausted. It is impossible for the 200,000 people who are counting on "patchwork" to break through the "iron wall" of the Allies. What is even more frightening is that the Germans are simply reserve or follow-up troops. To put it bluntly, it is "a hammer sale."

Secondly, it is impossible to fight back on the western front. Mo Deer tried his best to smash the allied "operation market garden" and won in the forest of Shutegen, which cost the allies 1.3 million casualties, but "one thousand injuries, eight hundred self-losses", the Germans also lost more than 40,000 people, and even a single soldier was not sent to the barely stable western front.

Most importantly, most of the newly formed troops are newly recruited "youth league" and police forces over 45 years old. Armored officers and soldiers only have five hours of training time, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined. Launching the Ardennes campaign has no meaning except sacrificing the only effective force. Especially at present, the enemy should be based on the stable "siegfried line".

Mo Deer raised many objections, but they were all rejected. 65438+February 16, the last large-scale German offensive on the western front began. Mo Deer's 38 divisions launched an attack on the 390-kilometer front. The suddenness of the battle really caused great losses to the US military, with three days of casualties 15000 and 7000 prisoners.

As the weather improved, the sober allies began to reinforce Ardennes. Especially in Bastogne, there was a scuffle between the two sides. This was the first encounter between Mo Deer and Barton, but he could not stop Barton from moving forward. What's more, the allied forces launched a powerful offensive on the two wings, and the B army group was in danger of being surrounded.

He had to use his retreat skills again to command all the troops to return to their starting positions, but heavy equipment and 6.5438+0.2 million people were "left" in the Ardennes area. Once again, I learned the painful consequences of someone's "blind command". What is even more disappointing today is that this kind of "blind command" continued until the end.

"siegfried line" couldn't stop the Allies, and Mo Deer lost its autonomy in the battlefield.

1945 In February, the Germans who returned to "siegfried line" nominally had 73 divisions, but the actual number was less than that of the allied forces 1/3, so artillery and planes could not compete. Even more embarrassing for Mo Deer, after a long and arduous battle, Army Group B was exhausted and had to defend a 200-kilometer defense line.

At this time, the Allies did not give Mo Deer time to adjust. "siegfried line" offensive began, with bombers bombing German positions. The fragile defense line was suddenly torn apart, breaking through the "natural barrier" boasted by Germany at the cost of 97 casualties.

To Mo Deer's despair, the German high command announced that it could no longer provide reinforcements for Army Group B due to fuel shortage. It can be said that "a clever woman can't cook without rice", and he can only stick to the defense line with very few troops. However, the newly assembled armored battle group was also discovered and destroyed by the Allied Air Force.

While Mo Deer was busy dealing with it, the Remagen Bridge on the Rhine River was easily occupied by the Allies, which showed that the last natural barrier of Germany in the western front had lost its function, and the Ruhr area was completely exposed to the attack of the Allies. The loss of the bridge caused panic in China, and the German high command was even more angry with Mo Deer and coach rundstedt.

As a result, Lundstedt was dismissed from his post. Arguably, Mo Deer should take over as commander-in-chief of the German army on the Western Front, but the commander-in-chief should be Lieutenant General Kesselring. This appointment shows that Mo Deer has "fallen out of favor", and German high-level officials are completely disappointed with this often "disobedient" defense expert.

Even with the idea of letting it "die", Mo Deer was disheartened.

Mo Deer, who is "grumpy", doesn't care about the newly appointed Kesselring at all, and he is very disgusted with his "pointing fingers": "I won't accept someone who doesn't understand the situation on the Western Front to command!" But he still obeyed the orders of the German high command and seized the Remagen Bridge with the last "fresh force".

But the old allies did not give it any chance. In the fierce competition between the two sides, Group B, which was already weak in fighting capacity, also consumed all Taekwondo and returned in vain. What worries Mo Deer is that the allied forces have flanked the Ruhr area and tried to create panic among their troops. He proposed to withdraw the army to Germany, but it was rejected.

250,000 German troops were surrounded in the Ruhr area, which became the "thing in the bag" of the allied forces, thus Mo Deer was "abandoned". Although he organized many breakthroughs, it didn't help. His temper became more and more violent, and drinking became his "anesthetic" to escape from reality for a while. After waking up, it was the war that made him disheartened.

The "encirclement" is getting smaller and smaller, and Mo Deer has lost contact with his superiors. What he has to do now is "take care of the aftermath". The soldier's stubbornness made him give up the idea of breaking through by plane, and he wanted to be with the troops. Mo Deer ended his life in a remote forest after signing the order of "disbanding the army on the spot". In his view,

First of all, I am disappointed with the German high command. Mo Deer had a brilliant military career all his life, but he was also controversial because of his rough personality. But under the care and trust of the German high command, he achieved the greatest goal in life. I didn't expect to be abandoned at the most dangerous time in Germany because I was dissatisfied with someone's reckless command. He was very disappointed.

Second, I am afraid that there will be no "good end." The heinous crimes committed in the Soviet Union since the outbreak of World War II will certainly have no good results after the war, especially what happened in the Soviet Union after paulus surrendered, which he could not accept. Of course, Rommel and Marshal Kruger also had a great influence on him, and the idea of "self-solving" became heavier and heavier.

More importantly, as a soldier with personality, the word "surrender" is undoubtedly a great shame. It is better to die in battle or commit suicide than to be reviled for "drag out an ignoble existence". This is the last dignity and integrity of a soldier. More importantly, the rank of Marshal is very important to Mo Deer, and he can't defile it.

Justice and injustice aside, "Defense Minister" Mo Deer is outspoken and foul-mouthed. He has no talent like manstein, no fame like Rommel, and no excellent qualifications like Lundstedt, but he is called "an extremely difficult opponent" by his opponents, which is the highest honor given to Mo Deer.

Sun Tzu once said, "Therefore, those who are good at fighting win, those who are ignorant and nameless, and those who are brave and have no plans." . It means that the man who is good at fighting has won. He has neither the foresight to praise nor the courage to fight. His victory lies in his proper actions and no mistakes. This sentence used in Mo Deer, or more appropriate.

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