Chapter 112 Panzer Grenadier (Plus 5, Please Collect)

Now, in front of Cyric was the regimental commander of the 1st Armored Division.

Among them, the commander of the 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment is Joseph Dietrich. In history, he was the commander of the authentic 1st Panzer Division and a veteran party member who once participated in the beer hall together.

But now, he is only a regiment commander, and at the same time, his 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment is almost transferred from the original team, all of them are big boys with a height of 1.8 meters, burly and powerful.

And the commander of the 2nd Panzergrenadier Regiment is Ferdinand Scherner, the subordinate who once fought alongside Cyric during the beer hall coup, this time again became Cyric's subordinate. A few years ago Further studies at the Army Academy made Scherner's qualifications even stronger.

Hearing that the First Armored Division was established here, Scherner asked to be transferred without hesitation. Now his eyes were on Cyric, full of adoration.

The 1st Armored Regiment is the main force of the 1st Armored Division. The head of the regiment is Kurt Meier, who went to Libya with Guderian and others and has experienced years of nurturing in the desert.

His full name is Kurt Adolf Wilhelm Meyer. He was one of the most famous officers of the German Waffen SS during World War II and participated in many major battles, such as the invasion of France, Barbarossa and Normandy.

During his military career, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Two Swords Oak Leaf, which was ranked third in the Military Orders of the Third Reich. At the same time, Meier also became the youngest division commander of the warring parties at the time. These CVs earned him the nickname "Armored Meyer".

The whole World War II was an era of heroic figures. Among them, a generation of young SS generals emerged. Their military commanding talents were unprecedented in the German Army. Meier was their representative.

He was a fanatic, willing to fight to the death for his beloved Führer. At the same time, he was a professional soldier, very different from the butchers who guarded the concentration camps.

Although not as famous as Rommel and others, Meier is still a person that Cyric values ​​very much. Therefore, a few years ago, Cyric personally selected Meier and encouraged him to set foot in Libya.

And now, Germany's first armored regiment has finally been born! The head of this armored regiment, of course, needs Meier to take on it! Among the various tactical seminars in the desert, Meier was the best among them, earning Guderian's trust.

In addition to them, there are several other regiments' leaders. At this time, they are all excitedly looking at Cyric, the legendary figure who created the powerful German corps with one hand!

"The future battlefield is definitely not the trenches of World War I, but the elimination of the enemy in motion. I believe that our First Armored Division will definitely be able to create miracles." Cyric said: "Our army is for war. And born, we must always aim to win a world war!"

"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison.

"Now, let's talk about the problems our troops have," Cyric said.

Hearing Cyric's words, Scherner, who couldn't hold back for a long time, finally spoke up: "General, our Panzergrenadier regiment is extremely short of chariots. Although we have enough trucks, our soldiers , you can't fight in a truck."

Panzergrenadiers! This is also a brand-new unit in the new establishment of the First Armored Division, which has not had this title before!

Speaking of armored grenadiers, let's start with the grenadiers!

The grenadier was a branch of the European army in the mid-17th century. As the name suggests, it refers to the infantry in the army who can throw grenades.

Since the size and weight of the grenades at that time were similar to small artillery shells, it was necessary to select soldiers with extraordinary arm strength among the infantry to be able to throw them, that is to say, only the most elite soldiers could do it!

When bullets whizzed past, and when slippery grenades exploded at any time in their hands, the psychological quality of the grenadiers should be quite high, so that they could not make mistakes and throw them together according to the commander's order!

Over time, the title of the grenadier has become an honorary title in recognition of the heroic combat performance of the soldiers, and it also shows that the grenadier is the elite and the leader among the infantry.

Now, grenades are not so difficult to throw, and ordinary soldiers can throw grenades accurately. In this way, the title of grenadier has disappeared, and they are all ordinary infantry or cavalry.

And now, in order to boost the morale of the German infantry and continue the tradition of the Prussian army, at Cyric's suggestion, the title was changed to Panzergrenadier!

In nature, it should be called mechanized infantry. As an infantry regiment under the armored division, they need to ride on armored or motorized vehicles and advance together with the German tank troops.

The tank rips open the opening, the infantry expands the victory, and the existence of the infantry can also protect the two wings of the tank. This is the meaning of the existence of the armored grenadier!

As elite infantrymen who provide infantry support, they are the elites of the German Army in terms of equipment and training. In addition to cluster grenades, which are also their standard equipment, they are more ferocious in firepower than other troops. For example, their In an infantry squad, two machine guns were prepared.

And since they are called armored grenadiers, they also need tools that can carry them into the battlefield!

Now, the special motorcycles produced by BMW have begun to enter their troops, but it is obviously not enough to only have the motorcycles, and more equipment must be provided!

What equipment? Infantry fighting vehicles of course!

In this era, tanks are still a new thing, and it is an unprecedented attempt to apply tanks on a large scale. Therefore, no one would think of developing an armored vehicle that can move forward with tanks!

Although there are already armored vehicles in this era, but that kind of thing can only be driven on the road! If you want to have off-road capability, it must be a multi-axle drive chassis!

Cyric went to Ford to discuss the development of an off-road truck. In fact, he had plans in this regard, but now, he simply can't catch up!

For a long time, Cyric has only been focusing on the development of tanks. Moreover, Germany is currently working on too many projects in various aspects, and there is no energy to take into account the infantry fighting vehicles!

However, Cyric knew that there should be something that could be used right away! This thing was famous throughout World War II, and it could be seen everywhere. In other countries, when the spirit of chivalry was still advocated, the German army had already achieved mechanization!

Sd.Kfz251 series armored transport vehicles!