As September entered, the German army used all available forces to launch a ferocious attack on the landing site, but they were still unable to drive Chuikov's troops into the Vistula River. The Magnushev landing site became more and more stable.
After nearly a month of investigation, the Polish comrades sent from Lublin finally figured out what the Warsaw Uprising was about. The uprising was organized by a group of officers from the Krajow Army, who followed the Polish exile rules in London.
Following the government's order, the uprising was launched on August 1.
The uprising was led by General Montel. The Krajow Army, which had the largest number of troops and the best weapons, equipment and organization, played the leading role. There were patriotic residents in Warsaw who hated the German occupation forces and hoped to drive out the enslavers as soon as possible.
people participated in the uprising. They took up arms and fought against the enemy without hesitation.
From the intelligence provided by Polish comrades, Rokossovsky learned that the leaders of the uprising did everything possible to prevent the rebels from establishing any contact with the Soviet army. But as time passed, the rebels who participated in the uprising began to understand that they had been deceived.
The situation in Warsaw became increasingly difficult, and internal strife began among the rebels. The leader of the Krajow Army had no choice but to ask for help from the Soviet command through London.
After receiving the secret report, Chief of the General Staff Antonov communicated between Rokossovsky and the rebels. The next day, September 18, the British Radio broadcast General Boer's report
News of coordinated operations with Rokossovsky's command, as well as news of Soviet aircraft continuously dropping weapons, ammunition and food to the insurrectionists in Warsaw.
If the rebels had contacted Rokossovsky's command earlier, the Soviet army would have provided weapons, ammunition and various supplies to the rebels in the city. But now General Bull's cooperation in publicity is only to supply the British Air Force to the uprising.
After his attempt failed, he improvised and sought help from Rokossovsky's troops. However, he always had the illusion in his heart that London would provide them with weapons, ammunition and supplies.
One day a few days later, under the cover of Mustang fighters, 80 Flying Fortresses flew over the Warsaw Pact. Due to attacks by German ground artillery fire, they had to drop supplies at an altitude of 4,500 meters. However, due to the resistance of the rebels and the Germans,
The defense lines were intertwined, and most of these airdropped supplies fell into the hands of the Germans.
Two of the British aircraft participating in the airdrop were shot down by German anti-aircraft guns. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, the British never conducted airdrops to Warsaw again after this incident.
The German army found that the weakest point of the 1st Belorussian Front was between Praga and Sedrce, so they concentrated the 4th Armored Division, Golin Armored Division, 19th Armored Division and 73rd Infantry Division.
A new offensive was launched in this area.
Rokossovsky, who was directing the battle in the headquarters, looked at the map in front of him and said to Malinen with emotion: "The rebels in Warsaw were able to seize the bridge on the Vistula River and capture Praga, striking from the enemy's rear.
That's great. Then they can use this to help the troops of the 2nd Tank Army and make the situation develop in a direction beneficial to our army.
But the Polish government in London did not consider doing this at all, and General Boer and General Montel, who were their spokespersons in Warsaw, had no intention of doing this. After they finished doing the shameful things, they fled and let the people they provoked
The people paid a heavy price for everything."
"Comrade Commander," Malinin said to Rokossovsky: "Since Bogdanov was wounded, the 2nd Tank Army has been commanded by Chief of Staff Razievsky, a capable and energetic
General, he achieved a lot of results while commanding the troops to fight against the German army. However, after a long period of fighting, his troops were greatly reduced in number, and the commanders and soldiers became exhausted. I think they may not be able to withstand the German army.
Attack of four divisions."
Rokossovsky looked up at Malinin and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you mean to let Mischa's 48th Group Army go up?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Malinin pointed to the map and said to Rokossovsky: "Comrade Commander, please see. The 1st and 6th Guards Divisions under General Sokov are stationed in
Sedelce can completely allow them to launch an attack from the flank of the German army to defeat their intention to besiege the 2nd Tank Army."
"I think it's okay." Rokossovsky thought for a moment before agreeing to Malinin's proposal. He added: "Under the current circumstances, it is very appropriate to put the 48th Army into battle. As long as they take action
, we can contain a lot of German troops, so that we can pull the troops of the 65th and 70th Group Armies out of the Belovizh Jungle."
"As long as the 65th and 70th Group Armies pass through the Belovizh Forest, we will have a reserve team in our hands." Malinin said with some excitement: "I will make a call right away and convey your wishes to the three of them.
Commander of the Army Group."
But before Malinin could make a call, a staff officer came over with a telegram and handed it into Malinin's hand: "Comrade Chief of Staff, this is a telegram from General Batov, commander of the 65th Group Army."
After hearing about the telegram sent by Bartov, Rokossovsky lost his temper: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what did Bartov say in the telegram?"
After quickly reading the contents of the telegram, Malinen showed a shocked expression on his face: "During the operation of the 65th Group Army, two German tank divisions interspersed into the middle of the group army, dividing the troops of the 65th Group Army into several
Partially. Now Batov has lost contact with most of the division-level combat units."
"The situation is not good, Comrade Chief of Staff." After listening to Malinin's story, Rokossovsky's face turned livid: "Our Second Belarusian Front on the right wing is advancing very slowly. If the 65th Group Army is defeated by the Germans,
If we divide and annihilate, then there will be a gap of fifty kilometers wide between us and our friendly forces. If the Germans rush into the gap and encircle our troops in a roundabout way, the situation will not be good."
"Comrade Commander, we must find a way to rescue the 65th Group Army from danger." Malinin said with a solemn expression: "Tell me, what should we do?"
"Let Misha's troops go into battle according to the plan just now." Rokossovsky stared at the map in front of him: "As long as the 48th Army takes action, the enemy's original attack plan will be disrupted.
At that time, they will have to deploy troops to deal with Misha, and the pressure on Batov will be greatly reduced."
When he saw Malinin picking up the phone and preparing to call Sokov, Rokossovsky specifically told him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you can tell Misha what happened in Warsaw. Maybe it will help him formulate various plans."
A proper battle plan.”
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Malinen nodded and said, "I will tell General Sokov the truth about the situation in Warsaw."
The call was quickly connected. As soon as Malinin heard Sokov's voice, he said bluntly: "General Sokov, Comrade Commander ordered you to send troops as soon as possible between Praga and Sedelce
To meet the German troops and reduce the pressure on the 2nd Tank Army."
Although the troops had rested for a month, Sokov could not sit still. But when he heard Malinin's order, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, why do we have to fight with Xie in Praga?"
How about meeting the enemy between Delce and Delce? You know, if our troops move north, we can still join forces with the 65th Army staying in the Belovizh Forest."
"General Sokov, Comrade Commander asked me to tell you that the rebels in Warsaw are claiming to cooperate with us outside." Malinen said briefly: "So our next attack direction is still Warsaw."
When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said to himself that he asked Rokossovsky to come forward in early August to help him ask for a hovercraft from the weapons and equipment department to help the troops cross the river. Unexpectedly, Rokossov was
Ski refused. Now more than a month has passed, and the uprising in Warsaw is on the verge of failure. It may be a bit late to send troops for reinforcements at this time.
"Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army," Sokov said coldly: "Isn't it too late to attack Warsaw now? I'm afraid that before we can enter the west of Warsaw, the insurgents in the city will be wiped out by the Germans
Already."
Hearing what Sokov said, Malinin had a wry smile on his face. He told Sokov about the situation in detail, and finally said: "General Sokov, this is the situation in Warsaw today. Although it is clear that
We know that it is too late to help the rebels at this moment, but we still have to do our best. As for the final result, we can only leave it to fate."
"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army." Sokov nodded and said: "I will deploy immediately and strive to launch an attack on the German troops between Praga and Sedelce as soon as possible."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Ponedelin and Sidorin: "Comrade Deputy Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, I have just received an order conveyed by General Malinin, asking us to immediately move between Praga and Sedelce.
Launch an attack in time and defeat the German troops entrenched there."
After hearing this, the two looked at each other, and both saw the surprised expression in each other's eyes. In the end, it was Ponjelin who spoke first and asked: "Comrade Commander, what is going on? Our superiors asked us to rest in the existing area.
Why are you suddenly ordering us to go into battle again? What happened?"
"Just now the Chief of Staff of the Front Army told me that the Polish comrades in Lublin finally figured out what happened in Warsaw after a period of investigation." Sokov said to the two of them: "Now the rebel army in the city can no longer support it.
They could only ask for reinforcements from our army through London. The Germans obviously found that our strength was weakest between Praga and Sedelce, east of Warsaw, so they mobilized three armored divisions and one infantry division.
, launched an attack on the 2nd Tank Army that was holding on there. The task given to us by our superiors was to coordinate the friendly forces to crush the enemy's attack."
After Ponedelin waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he immediately stared at the map on the table and looked at it carefully. He looked at it for a while, then raised his head and said: "Comrade Commander, how many troops do you plan to invest. Is it just to use the troops stationed in Sedelce?"
What about the 1st and 6th Guards Divisions, or will more troops be put into battle?"
"I think two divisions should be enough." Sokov said: "We have been studying the map every day recently. You should know that if we can allocate some troops to support General Batov's 65th Group Army, help them
Coming out of the forest will strengthen our flanks."
After hearing this, Ponejelin nodded and said: "Well, that makes sense. Now that the 65th Army has encountered some difficulties in the forest area, I think we should support them and help them get out of the predicament as soon as possible."
"If you want to rescue General Batov, you will need at least two divisions." Seeing that Ponedelin agreed with his point of view, Sokov continued: "Add a tank brigade and two artillery regiments.
, we can defeat the enemies troubling General Bartov and help them come out of the forest. As long as they leave the forest area, it will not only ensure that our right wing will not be threatened by the German army, but also help the third party who is in the same bad situation.
70th Group Army to get out of the current predicament."
After hearing what Sokov said, Sidorin said with some worry: "Comrade Commander, our superiors asked us to attack the enemy between Plaga and Sedelce. We only dispatched two divisions. Isn't that too little?"
Where is it?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, I also want to put all the troops into battle to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy in the shortest possible time." Sokov explained to Sidorin: "But if we really do this, then the flanks will be exposed.
In front of the enemy, if they rush into our offensive formation regardless, they may split our troops into several pieces. By then, let alone defeat the German attack, whether the troops can protect themselves is also a question.
."
"Then what are your plans, Comrade Commander?" Sidorin asked.
"I just said that when we are executing the combat tasks assigned by the front army headquarters, we must also send troops to reinforce General Batov's 65th Group Army." Sokov said: "As long as we rescue General Batov's troops
, then our flanks will be safe, which means that we no longer need to send troops for defense. In this way, we can calmly deploy troops to strengthen the enemy attack between Plaga and Sedelce."
"I agree with the commander's combat plan." Ponejelin agreed: "This is the most beneficial to us. If from the beginning, we put the main force between Praga and Sedelce, if
The enemy took the opportunity to attack our flanks. In order to resist their attack, we had to use the remaining troops for defense. Doing so meant that we did not have any reserves, which was very detrimental to our subsequent operations.
of."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov saw that Ponedelin supported his plan, nodded with a smile, and then ordered Sidorin: "Immediately call the commanders of the infantry divisions, infantry brigades, and tank brigades and ask them to
They rushed over immediately for a meeting, and I want to assign them new combat tasks."
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