The Polish soldiers, who were suppressed by German fire and unable to move next to the building, cheered when they saw the Soviet tanks arriving.
The newly arrived Soviet tank was parked on the street, observing the firepower point in front of it. After confirming the location of the German firepower point, it began to slowly rotate the turret. Then the tank body shook violently, and a high-explosive round came out.
, flew directly to the location of the German firepower point.
After destroying the German firepower, the Soviet tanks continued to drive forward along the street. The Polish soldiers hiding behind the ruins also rushed out of their hiding places and followed the tanks forward.
When the tank crew at the front could see clearly the iron frame of the Lazienki Bridge through the lookout, a group of strange tanks suddenly appeared in front of them. It was strange to say that these tanks were only half a meter tall and were traveling at a very fast speed.
Not too fast, they are now coming towards us along the street.
The strange tank that the Soviet tank crew saw was the Goliath remote-controlled bomb, which represented Germany's advanced military industry and technological level. This kind of bomb used a body shape of 150 cm long, 85 cm wide, and 56 cm high to quickly shuttle between
battlefield. Then after arriving at the enemy tank or fortification, use the remote control to detonate the remote control tank and blow up the target.
Seeing the strange tank rushing over, the Soviet tank crew wanted to destroy it with a tank gun, but the opponent was too small, and the Soviet tank also had problems with its shooting, that is, the elevation angle was large, and it could even be used as an anti-aircraft gun; but the depression angle
It is too small. It is impossible to destroy a target that is only half a meter high at such a close distance.
They had no choice but to shoot with machine guns, hoping that the dense bullets could destroy this strange tank. But the bullets jingled on this small tank, but they could not penetrate its armor and prevent it from approaching their own tank.
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After the German small tank approached the Soviet tank, the German soldiers in the distance detonated it without hesitation. In the huge explosion, the Soviet tank was blown into a ball of fire, followed by the Polish
Many of the infantrymen were also cut down by flying shrapnel, and screams could not be heard for a while.
The attacking force that had originally approached the Lazienki Bridge was attacked by several small German tanks. As a result, the attack failed and had to retreat in despair.
After Galitsky saw that the attack was frustrated, he immediately reported the situation to General Bellinger and finally said: "Comrade Commander, the German small tanks are too powerful. After they rushed into our offensive formation, they immediately
It detonated and destroyed our tanks, and also blew up the infantrymen following the tanks to pieces."
Galitsky's report made Bellinger realize the seriousness of the problem. He quickly called Rokossovsky and reported to Rokossovsky in detail the frustration of his troops' attack and some things that happened on the battlefield.
Sovsky made a report.
After listening to the opponent's report, Rokossovsky thought for a moment, and then ordered the opponent: "General Bellinger, since the attack is not going well, stop first and let the commanders and soldiers summarize the reasons for the failure of the attack."
After putting down the phone, Rokossovsky wrote down Bellinger's report on a piece of paper and looked at it carefully. Seeing this, Malinin quickly came over and asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, what are you doing?"
looking at what?"
"Here, Chief of Staff, look." Rokossovsky pointed to an incident recorded on the paper and said to Malinin: "General Bellinger reported that one of our tanks suddenly stopped while driving.
After stopping, the Polish soldiers following the tank did not see that the tank was hit. When they opened the top hatch of the tank to check, they found that all the crew members in the tank had died. After some inspection, they found on the side of the tank
There was a small hole, which should be where the tank was hit..."
When Malinin heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt Rokossovsky: "Comrade Commander, are you saying that the Polish soldiers who were following the tank did not see the tank being shot?
How did a bullet hole appear, and how did the crew members in the tank die?"
Malinin's series of questions made Rokossovsky smile bitterly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, this is exactly what I want to find out."
Seeing that Rokossovsky could not figure out the reason, Malinin cautiously suggested: "Comrade Commander, I think you can ask Sokov. Maybe he can figure out what happened."
Regarding Malinin's suggestion, Rokossovsky thought he could give it a try. Although he couldn't think of what he was willing to do, he might be able to figure out what was going on by brainstorming.
At the same time, at the headquarters of the 48th Army, Sokov was being pestered by Tolstikov, the commander of the 1st Guards Division, who asked Sokov to give their division an order to attack Warsaw.
"Comrade Division Commander." Faced with Tolstikov's request, Sokov could only politely refuse: "The task given to our group army by our superiors is to switch to defense on the spot and seize the time to rest and recuperate. As for the task of attacking Warsaw
, that is the task of friendly forces."
"Comrade Commander, we are the 1st Guards Division." Tolstikov said to Sokov: "Even if other troops are resting and recuperating, we should still be assigned combat missions."
Ponejelin, who was on the side, laughed after hearing this: "General Tolstikov, I really didn't expect that the army group gave you an order to rest on the spot, but you still can't rest."
"Comrade Deputy Commander," after hearing what Ponedelin said, Tolstikov immediately retorted: "After our division has been replenished, the enthusiasm of the commanders and fighters is extremely high and they are ready to go into battle at any time."
"Okay, comrade division commander." Sokov didn't want to talk to the other party anymore, so he said bluntly: "Don't you know that you have to obey the orders of your superiors? Since we have given rest orders to all the units of the group army, then
What you have to do next is to seize the time to rest. Only by replenishing your spirit can you achieve more brilliant results in the next stage of the battle."
"Comrade Commander," although Sokov had made it very clear, Tolstikov still said with a playful smile: "Orders are dead, people are alive. You can't specially arrange something for our division."
A combat mission?"
"no!"
When Sokov said no, Tolstikov took out a square piece of paper from his coat pocket and opened it slowly.
Sokov thought it was a petition from the soldiers, so he casually asked: "Comrade division commander, what are you holding? Is it a petition from the soldiers?"
"No, Comrade Commander." Unexpectedly, Tolstikov shook his head and said, "This is an announcement issued by the Supreme Command when it awarded our Guards Division the honorary title."
Hearing that the Supreme Command issued an announcement when awarding the Guards Division the honorary title, Sidorin couldn't help but reached out and took the announcement from Tolstikov's hand and began to read aloud: "...the 100th, 127th, 153rd and 161st Infantry Divisions
They showed bravery, tenacity and organization in many battles to defend the Soviet motherland and fight against the Nazi gangs. Under difficult fighting conditions, these divisions severely damaged the German troops more than once, leaving the enemy frightened and embarrassed.
And escape.
Why can these infantry divisions of ours successfully attack the enemy and force the arrogant German army to retreat step by step? The reasons are: First, they do not advance blindly and recklessly during the attack, but advance every time they advance.
Conduct thorough reconnaissance and careful preparations in advance to find out the enemy's weak points and strengthen the vigilance on both flanks.
Second, after breaking through the enemy's front, they did not just advance straight forward, but attacked the enemy's shallow rear and the left and right sides of the breakthrough in an effort to expand the breakthrough.
Third, after seizing an area occupied by the enemy, they immediately consolidated the acquired area, built fortifications at new locations, strengthened night vigilance, and sent powerful reconnaissance to the front to once again find out the situation of the retreating enemy.
Fourth, after occupying defensive positions, they do not defend passively, but actively defend... They do not wait for the enemy to attack and advance, but actively engage in counterattacks to find out the enemy's weak points and improve their own positions.
It also enables each regiment to be trained during the counterattack and prepare for the attack.
Fifth, when the enemy's offensive pressure is high, they respond to the enemy's assault with an organized assault.
Finally, the division commanders and political commissars of these divisions are brave and strict leaders who are good at urging their subordinates to carry out orders and can boldly punish those who disobey orders and violate discipline."
After Sidorin finished reading the announcement, Tolstikov said somewhat complacently: "Comrade Commander, have you heard it? The Supreme Command praised several of our Guards Division commanders and political commissars, saying that they all
They are brave and strict commanders. Although they no longer hold the position of division commander of the Guards Division, as their successors, how can we smear the faces of our predecessors? It is precisely because of this that I went to the Army Group specifically
Headquarters, I just want to ask you to give us special combat orders, so as not to bring shame to the flag of the Guards Division."
Seeing Tolstikov speak so forcefully, Sokov was really dumbfounded. If he wanted to criticize the other party, he came to the headquarters specifically to request a combat mission, and he was not passively avoiding the war. Even if he wanted to criticize, he couldn't.
Just when Sokov was in a dilemma, Sidorin answered a phone call and then shouted to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, your call is from Comrade Marshal."
Tolstikov, who was still stalking Sokov, heard that it was Rokossovsky who called Sokov. He immediately became more honest and restrained, and obediently asked Sokov to pick him up.
Telephone.
"Hello, Comrade Marshal." Sokov asked respectfully, "Do you have any instructions?"
"Misha, the troops of the Polish 1st Army encountered two strange things when they attacked Warsaw today." Rokossovsky said on the phone: "Please help me analyze and find out what happened."
"Please tell me!"
Rokossovsky told Sokovsky in detail about how the Polish 3rd Division encountered Soviet tanks that were inexplicably destroyed during the attack, and encountered German small tanks, and finally said: "Misha,
What do you think is going on?"
These two things may be a headache for Rokossovsky and others, but for Sokov, they are ordinary things. He waited for Rokossovsky to finish.
Finally, he said: "Let's first talk about the fact that our tank was suddenly destroyed by anti-tank fire while driving. As far as I know, the Germans have developed a new type of anti-tank weapon called the Panzerfaust. And
Our rocket launchers are similar, they are specially designed to deal with tanks."
"What, the anti-tank weapon called Panzerfaust is similar in shape to the rocket launcher used by our army?" Rokossovsky wrote down what Sokov said in his notebook and urged: "Keep talking.
"
"This kind of anti-tank weapon is disposable and has a limited range, only about thirty meters." Sokov continued: "I estimate that the German anti-tank gunmen were hiding on the roadside and took advantage of our tanks to escape from his
Armor-piercing projectiles are secretly fired when passing by. If the tanks are accompanied by infantry on the left and right sides, the enemy will not dare to fire such anti-tank armor-piercing projectiles at such a close distance, which can also prevent some tanks from suffering unnecessary losses."
"As for that kind of small tank, I've heard about it. It's a remote-controlled bomb vehicle from the Germans, which is specially used to deal with our army's tanks or fortifications. However, this kind of small tank has very strict requirements on the terrain.
If the ground is uneven or there are many obstacles, they will not be able to travel normally and will not be able to achieve the attack effect."
Rokossovsky pressed for some more details before hanging up the phone.
As soon as Sokov put down the phone, Tolstikov came over and said to Sokov with a playful smile: "Comrade Commander, what do you think we should do about what I just said?"
"Chief of Staff," Sokov ignored him and turned to ask Sidorin: "Is there any movement from the enemies in the north of our army group's defense zone?"
"They are building fortifications and it seems they plan to confront our army." Sidorin replied: "There is no sign of attack."
"Comrade division commander, have you heard everything?" Sokov turned to Tolstikov and said: "The enemy is setting up fortifications. Do you think that with the strength of your division, you can break through the German defenses?"
Although Tolstikov was eager to fight, he was also self-aware. When Sokov asked this question, he immediately shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, it's okay if it's a small fight. Let me go alone."
Breaking through the German defenses is simply an impossible task."
"Since you can't break through the German defense, just stay in your defense zone." Sokov said with a smile: "Don't think about it all day long. Anyway, you think too much. We will, in a short time,
Nor will they attack the Germans."
Seeing the disappointment on Tolstikov's face, Sokov quickly added: "Comrade division commander, although we do not take the initiative to attack the German army, we cannot guarantee that the enemy will not attack us. So you go back to your unit.
Finally, we still have to seize the time to build defenses. I think we will stay in the area we control now for a long time."
When Sidorin heard what Sokov said, he couldn't help being stunned, and then asked: "Comrade Commander, aren't the troops of the 2nd Tank Army and the 1st Polish Army launching an attack on Warsaw? Also, General Chuikov's close proximity
The 8th Guards Army has now established a landing ground south of Warsaw. If we attack from two directions at the same time, I believe that our army will be able to seize Warsaw from the Germans in a short time."
This chapter has been completed!