In our opinion, things like ants killing people may only exist in science fiction blockbusters. However, in World War II, a German unit chose to outflank the British through the primeval forests of Africa, only to be attacked by marching ants. Whether this story is true or not, let's first take a look at the whole thing.
In the middle of World War II, British Field Marshal Montgomery led the army and defeated Rommel the Desert Fox. In order to reverse the decline, Rommel decided to send a team to cut directly into the rear of the British army, bypassing the primeval forests of Africa.
However, this strategy was strongly opposed by all the staff officers, because the primeval forest was full of poisoned insects and beasts, and it was full of dangers. However, Rommel's subordinate Chim was unmoved, believing that the primeval forest was not a danger on the battlefield, so he took the initiative to ask for help and carefully selected 1,800 soldiers to prepare to challenge this unknown area.
The whole team was well-equipped and the elite of the German army. However, just three days into the primeval forest, the communication signal was suddenly cut off, raising concerns. In the first few days of entering the primeval forest, the party was harassed by wild beasts, but the losses were small thanks to the heavily armed and special liquid protection of the African guides.
However, on the night of the third day, everything changed. Sim was awakened by a scream, and a loud sound could be heard in the jungle in the distance. Next to the tent, several soldiers were crawling with ants and screaming incessantly. Sim suddenly realized that a colony of ants was coming at them.
While the soldiers tried to resist with all sorts of **, the sheer colony made all efforts seem useless. Chim turned and fled, eventually jumping into a lake that he used as his last place to survive. At first, the lake was able to stop the ants from attacking, but due to the large number of ants, the entire lake was eventually covered by ant colonies.
Sim's nightmare begins, and ants keep crawling up their bodies. When he tried to escape, he had already been bitten by ants, whose venom had left him unconscious.
Rommel waited for Sim's new number, but never received it. A few days later, someone was sent to check on the situation and found a hellish situation. With the lake as the center, the surrounding area of 3 or 4 kilometers is full of skeletons, and there is not the slightest physical remain. In total, there are 1,764 skeletons, while 37 out of 1,801 are missing.
Later, through the study of the ant carcasses nearby, it was found that it was the African blackthorn large palatinal ant, which was larger than the thumb of an adult. Usually living in North Africa, this ant migrates on a large scale every two to three hundred years, gathering hundreds of millions of ants and devouring everything edible in its path.
However, how credible is the news that this German elite has been devoured by ants?As things stand, this story is largely unreliable. Because these ants mainly live in Africa, which has almost no primeval forests and more oases. Moreover, even with these ants, the primeval forests at that time were at least more than 3,000 kilometers from the North African battlefield, and it was impossible for this army to bypass such a long distance.
On a comprehensive analysis, there is a high probability that this story is fictional. However, it still becomes a fascinating saga that makes one wonder about the unsolved mysteries of history. Perhaps there are more shocking truths hidden in this story.
This story of the destruction of a German army by marching ants in the primeval forests of Africa is undoubtedly a thrilling and gripping legend. The article depicts the troops under Rommel's leadership who chose to travel through the primeval forests of Africa in order to outflank the British in World War II, and eventually encountered a brutal attack by the African blackthorn ant. However, we need to examine this legend with a calm and objective attitude and dig out the possible truth in it.
First of all, whether the story mentioned in the article is true or not seems to be less likely at the moment. The reason for this is that the African blackthorn ante mainly lives in North Africa, while Africa has almost no large primary forests and is more of an oasis. Moreover, even if such ants were present, the primeval forest at that time was more than 3,000 kilometers from the shortest distance of the North African battlefield, and it was impossible for this army to choose to bypass such a long distance. Therefore, the story is more likely to be a fictional legend or an exaggerated real event.
However, it is this fictional element that makes the story so mysterious and fascinating. It leaves people with many questions and arouses curiosity about the unsolved mysteries of history. Perhaps, the existence of this legend is precisely to ignite in people's hearts the desire to explore the miracles of history and stimulate thinking about the unsolved mysteries of that era.
On the other hand, this story also reminds us that there are various factors that need to be fully considered when making military decisions, especially when choosing to travel through unknown territory, and the understanding of the environment and careful decision-making are even more important. Although the legendary Rommel was brave, his decisions aroused the opposition of the staff officers, which also reflected that in actual war, the decisions of leaders must be scientifically and rigorously analyzed and evaluated.
In general, although this story is a legend to some extent, we should keep rational thinking when reading it, distinguish between the false and the real, and at the same time reflect on the military decision-making in the historical period and the dilemma in the war environment. Perhaps, this story is not just a simple fiction, but contains a deeper historical lesson, which is worth pondering when we are in history.
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