The United States also blew the strength of the British army to fill in, because everyone in the world thought that the Germans were just tinkering around the edges at first. This blind optimism also exists in the minds of senior British officials. Everyone is slack, but the danger is close at hand.
1940 65438+1October 10, a plane crossed the Belgian sky. That's a German light plane. After the plane flew to Belgium, its engine suddenly broke down and it had to land in Belgium, and its wing was cut off by a tree. Fortunately, the two pilots inside were unscathed. Patrol soldiers near Belgium quickly rushed to the scene and rescued two pilots.
These two pilots are German and look ordinary. In fact, they have a long history. They are all German officers, one is a driver and the other is Major Ryan Bogo. Major Ryan Bogo is carrying the latest battle plan of the German army, but the lazy Belgian officers and men didn't find it at all. The two men were taken to the nearby Belgian Army General Hospital, and they asked to talk to the military attache of the German Embassy.
In the small house guarding the two-person post, a small stove is burning, and Ryan Borg pretends to be taking a nap. Two Belgian soldiers guarding the room are also sleepy by the warm fire. While the two soldiers were not looking, Ryan Borg immediately jumped up, opened the burning red stove cover with his hand, and threw the German combat intelligence documents hidden in his clothes into the stove.
Emlio Luo Zhi, a Belgian officer, happened to be going to ask the two Germans and walked into the room. In the crackle, Luo Zhi rushed to Ryan Borg to grab the unfinished document, and the two men immediately scuffled. Brother Ryan rushed up and grabbed Luo Zhi's pistol. Just then, two soldiers subdued the Ryan brothers.
Ryan Bogo shouted, "I'm finished. I will never forgive myself. I don't want to kill you. I want to commit suicide. " Luo Zhi's hand was burnt. Under his strong snatch, only a few documents were kept.
Although only these fragments were kept, with the efforts of the Belgian intelligence department, some incomplete news was obtained. The paper reads "German Action Order", and there are incomplete words "The Germans on the western front will attack between the North Sea and the Mose River ……" and the words "Dutch fortress, the Seventh Flying Team". This document clearly shows Germany's ambition to attack European countries. The Belgians couldn't believe their eyes. In fact, this document is Hitler's famous "Yellow Plan".
The Belgians did not dare to relax for a moment and decided to get to the bottom of this matter. They play together. When Ryan Borg was talking to the German military attache at the Swedish embassy, he installed a bug. In order to save himself, Ryan Borg reported to the German military attache that all the documents of the "Yellow Project" had been destroyed. Ryan Borg succeeded in deceiving the German military attache, but the Belgians here were very nervous, which showed that the plan was by no means groundless.
Hitler in Berlin paid close attention to this matter. When the military attache reported that Ryan Bogo had destroyed the documents, Hitler showed a questioning look, which was crucial, and Hitler was obviously more cautious. He flew into a rage and ordered the military attache to investigate the matter thoroughly. This plan is related to the operational deployment of 2.5 million German troops. 102 whether the division was transferred to the western front, Hitler did not dare to take it lightly for a moment.
While Hitler was anxiously waiting for the results, Belgium reported its findings to the British high-level, but the extremely optimistic British high-level turned a blind eye to Belgian intelligence and did not take any targeted action at all. After the German intelligence department found that the deployment of the British and French armies had not changed, it reported this information to Hitler, and the sly Hitler's hanging heart was put down. He ordered the troops to strictly carry out the "yellow plan"
During the period of 1940, there were various indications that Hitler was about to wage war on the western front. The British and French reconnaissance planes did find a large-scale assembly of German infantry and armored vehicles on the western front, and even British intelligence agencies intercepted hundreds of German radio messages. These signals can fully explain that Germany's "Yellow Plan" is about to be implemented. But senior British and French officials have always turned a blind eye to this.
1May, 940 10, the western front was exceptionally quiet under the cover of night, and the British and French allied forces were sleepy. At 3: 30 in the morning, Hitler ordered an all-out attack. 2.5 million Germans, 102 division, 9 armored divisions and 6 motorized divisions, launched a war against Belgium and the Netherlands with the potential of tigers and wolves.
The Germans were on a roll, and the defense forces of Britain and France collapsed before they could respond. In just six weeks, the Germans occupied Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This so-called no war on the western front finally made the British people lower their heads.
No one knows why the allies reacted so slowly to the "Yellow Plan". I think this is exactly the idiom: pride goes before a fall. Ryan Borgo, the reckless German officer, almost canceled Hitler's battle plan of 2.5 million people, which also made the British army suffer a lot.