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After the Russians defeated the Germans and captured Berlin the Germans set up a last defense on the western shore of the Rhine between Düsseldorf and Cologne. Meanwhile the Ukrainians have defeated the Greek Army and are pushing towards Athens, Russia was forced to move around the Czech Republic and Austria since they had heavily defended mountain positions. So here I continue with the story.....
Russia, after defeating the remaining troops in Berlin started moving towards the remaining German defenders near Düsseldorf. By now they were down to about 258,000 troops and 15,000 tanks, their air force and navy had not been used much, the air force was used in the attack on Germany and they lost quite a few planes then and the Navy launched several missiles against German positions, but other than that they had seen very little action since the beginning of the war.
Finally the Russians reached the Rhine, instead of attacking the Germans head on like they had before, 4 Infantry Divisions and one Armored Division crossed at a point about 27 miles north of Düsseldorf, after one whole infantry division and about 1/3 of the tanks and APC's from the Armored Division had crossed the Rhine the Russians were attacked by F-16's from the Belgian Air Force. The temporary crossings the Russians had been using were destroyed, about 80 tanks were destroyed and thousands of troops were killed, most importantly the Germans and the rest of Europe now knew what the Russians were trying to do. The Russian Air Force then launched a counter-strike against Belgium, bombing several of Belgium’s largest Air Bases other key military bases. Several hours later the French Air Force launched an attack against the Russian Forces that were attempting to cross the Rhine which was soon followed by another wave of French planes and then not long after the last of the French planes left the French Army attacked, they overwhelmed the Russian Forces already on the Western Bank of the Rhine. Then the French Artillery started pounding the Russian troops on the eastern bank, they were forced to retreat away from the river and out of the range of the French guns.
After this defeat the Russians changed their plans. One week later the Russians launched a massive attack on The Netherlands, the Dutch put up a fight but it did little than stall the Russians long enough for the heads of the Government to escape across the English Channel into the United Kingdom. The country was very quickly over run by the Russian forces. The Russians didn’t even stop; they kept going and smashed through the Belgian Defenses.
After Belgium was defeated the Russian forces stopped at the French border to rest and regroup. The Russian Navy moved into the North Sea, they were to engage and destroy the Royal Navy so the British could no longer. Help in the defense of Continental Europe. The Russians were caught by surprise when the British attacked, the RAF and Royal Navy worked together in attacking the Russian Fleet. The two fleets went at it for 3 days, launching missiles and plains at each other. Finally the Russian Fleet was forced to withdraw from the North Sea, the Royal Navy however took heavy losses and would be limited to use near Britain since many of their supply ships, long range plains, and capital ships had been knocked out.
Following the defeat to the Royal Navy the Russians shifted their plans. 7 months after the war started Russia invaded France through Belgium, the French forces with help from the RAF were able to put up a stiff resistance, but they were eventually forced back after constant bombardment from Russian artillery and some help from the Russian Air Force. Russia also renewed the attack against the last of the Germans still holding out along the Rhine. The demoralized and exhausted German troops were quickly overrun after about 3 days of fighting the last of the German troops surrendered to the Russians. This left the Russians with a weakly defended path into France and to Russia. The French, whose plan relied heavily on the Germans being able to hold out against Russians long enough for the French to defeat the Russians in Belgium.
I will continue this in a later post.
After the Russians defeated the Germans and captured Berlin the Germans set up a last defense on the western shore of the Rhine between Düsseldorf and Cologne. Meanwhile the Ukrainians have defeated the Greek Army and are pushing towards Athens, Russia was forced to move around the Czech Republic and Austria since they had heavily defended mountain positions. So here I continue with the story.....
Russia, after defeating the remaining troops in Berlin started moving towards the remaining German defenders near Düsseldorf. By now they were down to about 258,000 troops and 15,000 tanks, their air force and navy had not been used much, the air force was used in the attack on Germany and they lost quite a few planes then and the Navy launched several missiles against German positions, but other than that they had seen very little action since the beginning of the war.
Finally the Russians reached the Rhine, instead of attacking the Germans head on like they had before, 4 Infantry Divisions and one Armored Division crossed at a point about 27 miles north of Düsseldorf, after one whole infantry division and about 1/3 of the tanks and APC's from the Armored Division had crossed the Rhine the Russians were attacked by F-16's from the Belgian Air Force. The temporary crossings the Russians had been using were destroyed, about 80 tanks were destroyed and thousands of troops were killed, most importantly the Germans and the rest of Europe now knew what the Russians were trying to do. The Russian Air Force then launched a counter-strike against Belgium, bombing several of Belgium’s largest Air Bases other key military bases. Several hours later the French Air Force launched an attack against the Russian Forces that were attempting to cross the Rhine which was soon followed by another wave of French planes and then not long after the last of the French planes left the French Army attacked, they overwhelmed the Russian Forces already on the Western Bank of the Rhine. Then the French Artillery started pounding the Russian troops on the eastern bank, they were forced to retreat away from the river and out of the range of the French guns.
After this defeat the Russians changed their plans. One week later the Russians launched a massive attack on The Netherlands, the Dutch put up a fight but it did little than stall the Russians long enough for the heads of the Government to escape across the English Channel into the United Kingdom. The country was very quickly over run by the Russian forces. The Russians didn’t even stop; they kept going and smashed through the Belgian Defenses.
After Belgium was defeated the Russian forces stopped at the French border to rest and regroup. The Russian Navy moved into the North Sea, they were to engage and destroy the Royal Navy so the British could no longer. Help in the defense of Continental Europe. The Russians were caught by surprise when the British attacked, the RAF and Royal Navy worked together in attacking the Russian Fleet. The two fleets went at it for 3 days, launching missiles and plains at each other. Finally the Russian Fleet was forced to withdraw from the North Sea, the Royal Navy however took heavy losses and would be limited to use near Britain since many of their supply ships, long range plains, and capital ships had been knocked out.
Following the defeat to the Royal Navy the Russians shifted their plans. 7 months after the war started Russia invaded France through Belgium, the French forces with help from the RAF were able to put up a stiff resistance, but they were eventually forced back after constant bombardment from Russian artillery and some help from the Russian Air Force. Russia also renewed the attack against the last of the Germans still holding out along the Rhine. The demoralized and exhausted German troops were quickly overrun after about 3 days of fighting the last of the German troops surrendered to the Russians. This left the Russians with a weakly defended path into France and to Russia. The French, whose plan relied heavily on the Germans being able to hold out against Russians long enough for the French to defeat the Russians in Belgium.
I will continue this in a later post.
