Although it was only a small German unit that was annihilated, not only Khokhlov and others were surprised that the 546th Regiment could resolve the battle in such a short period of time, but even Sokov was also surprised. He did not expect it.
This unit, mostly composed of recruits who have never been on the battlefield, can actually have such a strong combat effectiveness after several months of intensive training. So in the next battle, their performance will definitely not disappoint them.
The prisoners were escorted to the division headquarters. Sokov handed over the interrogation work to Runev and sat in the corner to listen. A German second lieutenant was escorted in. He saw a Soviet lieutenant sitting in the middle of the room.
The general couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Then a voice came: "Your name, military rank and position."
"My name is Felix, with the rank of second lieutenant. I am the platoon commander of the third company of the first battalion of the third Grenadier Regiment of the Imperial Division."
"You said you are from the Imperial Division?" After listening to the translation, Runev frowned and asked: "Isn't the Imperial Division an SS division? Why are you wearing the uniform of the Wehrmacht?"
"The Imperial Division was severely damaged by your army near the Red Army Village a few months ago. The current Imperial Division was rebuilt." Felix replied: "Because the number of SS soldiers was insufficient, troops were transferred from the Wehrmacht.
To add, I was transferred to the Imperial Division at that time."
"Oh, you are the rebuilt imperial division?" Sokov couldn't help but come out of the corner after hearing this. After he sat down next to Lunev, he looked at Felix and asked: "Can you tell me
Who am I, the teacher now?"
Felix looked at Sokov, who was sitting down carelessly, and felt strange. Why did the major general feel that he was better than the lieutenant general? However, he still instinctively replied: "The new division commander is flag captain Tansen."
"Flag Captain Tansen?" Sokov repeated the name and asked curiously: "When the original Imperial Division was wiped out by us, where was Tansen?"
"It's not a total annihilation," Felix waited for the translator to finish, then quickly defended: "It was just a heavy hit."
"When I say annihilated, I mean annihilated." Sokov didn't want to waste any time talking to the other party, so he directly stated his identity: "When the Imperial Division was annihilated, I was the commander of the Sixth Army."
Hearing Sokov mention the number of the Sixth Army, Felix was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Mr. General, may I know who you are?"
After the translator translated these words of Felix to Sokov and others, he said to him on his own initiative: "This is the commander of our group army, Major General Sokov. The original Imperial Division was annihilated by the troops under his command.
of."
When he learned that the young general sitting in front of him was Sokov, who had made the German army frightened, Felix couldn't help but was shocked. Then he raised his hand and saluted Sokov with a military salute, and said respectfully: "Mr. General,
I really didn’t expect that I could meet you here.”
This time it was Sokov's turn to be surprised: "Have you heard of me?"
"Yes, Mr. General." Felix replied: "Your reputation is second only to your country's Marshal Zhukov. Before the attack, I heard that the troops you command were not in Kursk. We
I still feel lucky. Unexpectedly, I encountered your troops shortly after breaking through the Oboyan defense line."
Hearing that he was so famous among the German army, Sokov couldn't help but blush. He quickly turned his head and said to the officer in charge of recording: "There is no need to record this section about my reputation."
After ordering the officers, Sokov turned to Felix and asked: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, you said you are from the 3rd Grenadier Regiment? So, it was your regiment that broke through Oboyan's defense line?"
Felix shook his head and said: "Not only our regiment, but also the Fourth Armored Regiment are breaking through the defense together. The task given to us by our superiors is to rush forward as far as possible. We must rush as far as we can.
Disrupt the Russian defense arrangements."
"Do you think you can succeed?"
A few hours ago, Felix thought that with the strength of his own small team, he could rush directly to the gates of Moscow. But after the battle just now, he realized that he had thought too much about the problem.
Simple. Since the troops entered the Soviet Union, this was the first time he saw his troops being defeated in a few minutes.
Felix was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Mr. General, if your troops were not stationed here, I am afraid we still have hope of success. But since you have appeared here, I think the next battle will be
No matter how hard we try, we may not be able to break through the defenses you have established."
Khokhlov, Shepilov and others who were watching were secretly surprised when they heard that the German officers actually gave Sokov such a high evaluation. But after thinking about it, they felt that this was normal. If the troops were accepting the test some time ago,
During the training, I mastered the techniques and tactics taught by Sokov. I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble to eliminate this incoming enemy today.
"Did you alert your superiors when you were attacked?" Sokov asked.
"No." Felix shook his head again and said: "The battle ended too quickly. To be honest, I still feel like it's a dream. According to legend, the platoon I lead is experienced in hundreds of battles.
Even if you want to eliminate us, it will take at least a few hours. I have enough time to report what happened here to the regiment headquarters through the radio. But I never dreamed that you would actually use less than
The battle was resolved in ten minutes, which was really beyond my expectation."
"So, you haven't had time to warn the regiment headquarters yet?" When Sokov heard what Felix said, a bold idea suddenly came into his mind, but for the sake of safety, he still asked: "What you said is all
is that true?"
"Of course it is true, Mr. General." Felix replied in a panic: "Although you are my enemy, you are also someone I admire. How dare I deceive you? Everything I said is true.
of."
Sokov asked a few more questions, and then said to the translator on the side: "Comrade translator, take him down. Remember to give them the treatment they deserve as a prisoner of war, do you understand?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." After the translator finished speaking, he made a gesture to the two soldiers standing behind Felix, telling them to take Felix away.
After Felix left the headquarters, Lunev smiled and asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, if I am not mistaken, you must want to take advantage of this interruption of contact between the enemy and your superiors to make a fuss.
