"Victory! Monarch! Carrying a huge banner, soldiers of the German 90th Infantry Division, standing on a truck, shouted loudly in the streets of Cairo. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Behind him, German soldiers on both sides of the truck, carrying their weapons and bags, shouted loudly: "Victory! Monarch! ”

These German soldiers were dusty and covered in sand, some in their usual uniforms, some in shorts.

Some soldiers wore M35 steel helmets, some wore desert hats, and from a distance it looked like they were not marching in order, but they were outnumbered.

There were 10,000 German troops entering Cairo, and Rommel deliberately drew an armored battalion of the 15th Panzer Division, driving 40 improved No. 3 tanks, to show off in the main streets of Cairo.

The British defenders of Cairo surrendered their weapons and surrendered to the Germans without much resistance, after all, they were not prepared to meet the main German forces.

The inferiority of the British army became apparent when Rommel decided not to attack Tanta, and the British light infantry here was simply powerless to fight in the face of Rommel's tanks.

More than 2,000 British soldiers retreated in other directions, and the remaining 1,000 or so were simply unable to organize effective resistance and surrender Cairo.

Rommel wasted not a second, after capturing Cairo, the main force of his 15th Panzer Division did not enter the city, and after replenishing some gasoline outside the city, he turned around and killed Benha, who was still fiercely contested.

The news of the loss of Cairo flew into the distance as if it had grown wings. The footage of the German army parade on the streets of Cairo was also recorded by local journalists from various countries.

Unlike other cities, Cairo in Egypt was historically a big city, and the British have been in operation for so many years, and now it is very large.

Such a place is arguably the largest metropolis in North Africa, and of course there are many foreign journalists, and the recent war in North Africa has attracted journalists from many other countries to dig up news.

Now these reporters know that they have made the trip worthwhile - the latest news is that the two sides are fighting fiercely in the Damanhur area, and in the blink of an eye the Germans have stormed into the city of Cairo!

What shocking news, the war turned out to be so close to them, those German soldiers who were walking through the streets, came to them so suddenly.

"This is the invincible German army that fought all over Europe?" An American journalist asked a Soviet journalist next to him while following his camera.

Soviet reporters also felt that the German Afrika Korps in front of them, which was about the same as the motley army, seemed to be a little too casual in appearance.

He also sighed in disbelief while taking pictures: "I don't know very well, but it seems that there is some ...... Something is not good. ”

If you just look at the appearance, it seems that this combat German army can really only be counted as a poor class.

The untidy clothing is secondary, and more importantly, the soldiers are tired on their faces, leading their mules and horses, and their eyes are still looking at the tall buildings on both sides.

As an army that fought all the way from Tobruk to Cairo, most of these soldiers also used the not-so-advanced Mauser 98K bolt-action rifles.

Although it may be the most mechanized unit in the German army, the equipment of the Afrika Korps is not very impressive, on the contrary, it is somewhat shabby.

In order to complete the large-scale raids, the Afrika Korps concentrated on the use of a large number of trucks and transport equipment.

So this time, some of the German soldiers who entered the city were in captured British trucks, some were Italian trucks, some were original German goods, and some were on motorcycles.

When they were on the road, the soldiers threw their tents and most of the daily necessities they carried on the trucks, plus gas masks and other sundries, and many of the trucks were no different from garbage heaps.

Some trucks can also be covered with canvas to hide the mess because they are fully furnished...... Some trucks don't have a canvas at all, so they just have to be bare.

The picture in front of me is a little neater than the troops that retreated and routed after a defeated battle, and these victories captured the German army in Cairo, which really did not sell much in appearance.

Rommel also did not expect that the main force of infantry that he could fight best in his hands would be no different from a beggar in the eyes of journalists from other countries.

He was in a hurry to get back to Benha, so he didn't even have time to enter Cairo, so he could only take a cursory look outside the city and turn away.

Under the humiliated gaze of many British journalists, a large group of German soldiers, armed with submachine guns and rifles, stormed the highest administrative building in Cairo.

Then, in the midst of cheers, the German soldiers dropped a British flag at the top of the building, and unfurled a large flag from the top floor and lowered it to the ground.

This marked the fact that Egypt, which had been under the de facto rule of the British, finally had a new owner and became an occupation zone of the German Third Reich.

Of course, this may not be accurate, since Cairo was to be transferred to Italy at a later date, according to the agreement between Germany and Italy.

The real zone of German control, in Alexandria and Port Said, in the Suez Canal. and in Sirte, Libya, as well as the oilfield zone in the south.

However, this did not affect the mood of the German army to put up the flag here, because at least Cairo was occupied by them until it was handed over to Italy, and it was one of their great achievements!

"From now on, Cairo has become a jewel of Rommel's military exploits." Watching the huge German flag unfurl over the building, a British reporter said helplessly.

The female reporter beside him was already crying, because when she came here before, she had also witnessed the glory of Operation Compass and fantasized about the victory in the battle of El Alamein.

But now, everything is like a passing cloud, and it has become an impossible thing to achieve.

The German army not only hit Cairo, it seems that it can also hit Suez and the Middle East! The immortal imperial hegemony of the British Empire was shattered by these beggar-like opponents at this moment.

"Germany, Germany, above all, above all things in the world; Whenever the time comes, in order to protect and defend, the brothers will always stand together. ”

Before you know it, a German soldier stands next to his own flag, raises his arm, and sings in front of his own flag with the standard German hand salute.

"Unity, justice and freedom, for the sake of the German Fatherland; Let's fight for this goal together, unite like brothers, hand in hand, heart to heart. ”

The soldier beside him also stood up straight, and with the same reverent movements, raised his chin and began to sing along.

"Unity, justice and freedom are the guarantees of our happiness. Bloom in the light of prosperity and prosperity, bloom, our German Motherland! ”

On the high platform in the distance, the vague German supremacy has begun to echo, and the German soldiers raised their arms high, facing the direction of the distant Führer, with their own arms, connected into a dense forest!

"Victory! Deutsche! "Victory! Monarch! "Hey! Hitler! "All the German soldiers were cheering, they finally put their feet on the streets of Cairo!

Even with unsophisticated weapons, even if they wore undignified uniforms, these German soldiers still brought victory to their homeland!

Combat effectiveness cannot be measured by clothing, and combat effectiveness cannot be measured only by the weapon in hand! They have strong reasons, they have a belief in self-improvement. It's like that army on the Korean Peninsula in 52, they are strong and do not need to be retouched!

Only those who have really fought with them, only those who have really come face to face with them, can understand their strength.

The slightly stiffened back, the sun-tanned skin, the sandy beard, and the scarred Mauser rifle behind him......

They didn't travel all the way to Cairo, they used every detail of their bodies to tell the people who observed them: We fought all the way to Cairo!

And they will continue to go on, to where the Führer commanded them to go! They will tell the world with their actions that the only thing that can stop them is the Führer's orders!

"My God." Soviet reporters looked at the German soldiers, who looked like pilgrims, with the look of a monster on their faces.

He had seen such expressions before, and at those rallies in China, he saw such people with such expressions, facing the portraits of Lenin and Stalin, as if they were pilgrimage to God.

It is precisely because he has seen such things that he can understand what a huge power is behind such appearances! Such a power is enough to move mountains and reclaim the sea, such a power is enough to change the world.

"You just asked me that such an army is the army that swept across Europe?" The Soviet journalist looked at his American counterpart next to him, and then suddenly replied: "Now, I think I understand what they rely on to be so powerful." ”

"On what?" The American reporter looked at the Soviet reporter and read a lot of emotions from the other party's face in an instant, among which there was awe and fear, which was completely different from just now.

"Faith!" The Soviets replied: "Invincible faith!" You look at these people...... They believe that they are the most powerful army in the world. ”

"Faith?" The American journalist does not seem to be very satisfied with such an answer, preferring to believe another answer.