When the Russians arrived at the front, they found the German Third and Eighth Armies converging within artillery distance of Paris.
Setting up their heavy guns, the German units moved quietly among the trenches and fortifications dug around them.
Surface-to-air missile platforms intertwined with flak guns, forming an impenetrable barrier of air defense.
Assuming the French Republic even had a single squadron of Spitfires left in its inventory, after fighting against an invasion on all fronts, they would be blown out of the sky the moment they approached the area.
The Russian general entered the section of the line where Heinrich stood in his field attire.
Dressed no differently than a common soldier, Heinrich smoked a cigarette as his
blumentarn uniform blended seamlessly with the camouflage netting strung above their heads.
The Russian general, however, did not mirror him.
