Sokov frowned slightly: "Comrade commanders, from your reactions, it seems that you don't know much about the German Viking Division?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Atakuz first replied: "I have only heard about the orders of this unit, but I know nothing about their combat effectiveness and what results they have achieved."
After Sokov waited for Atakuz to finish speaking, he looked at the other three commanders and asked: "What about you, do you know this unit?"
The three men shook their heads in unison, indicating that they did not understand this German army either.
"Since you don't know, let me briefly introduce to you the situation of this unit while there is still time: As Europe was occupied by the German army, Himmler quickly established local organizations in these countries, recruiting and inciting local
The people joined the SS. German youths from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and other countries enlisted as volunteers. In 1940, the Germania Division was officially established, which was the predecessor of the Viking Division. In 1941, the division was renamed
The first commander of the Viking Division was Colonel Felix Steiner from the German Wehrmacht. It was this professional soldier who created this young devil force."
"Devil troops?!" It may be that the performance of the Flag Guard Division, the Skeleton Division and the Imperial Division were so brilliant that they overshadowed the Viking Division. When Atakuz heard what Sokov said, he couldn't help but asked in wonder: "They
Is his combat power really that strong?"
"Comrade Colonel." Lunev interjected: "As far as I know, any of our troops who confront them will often be frightened when they hear their numbers and strongly request reinforcements from their superiors. Although our army's battle reports
It was claimed three times that the Viking Division would be completely annihilated, but the Viking Division still exists in the German army's order of operations."
"Comrade Military Commissar," Weisbach heard this and couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "Could it be rebuilt after being annihilated by our army?" He couldn't help but glance at Sokov and continued, "You know
, the Imperial Division was also annihilated by the troops commanded by the commander, but the Germans rebuilt it in a very short period of time."
"The Viking Division has never been annihilated by our army." Sokov, who knew the inside story, explained to everyone: "Although our army successfully inflicted heavy losses on them in the battle, it suffered heavy losses in the pursuit and was defeated by them.
The army was defeated and defeated."
When Major Bunch heard this, the expression on his face became solemn. After some thought, he tentatively asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the SS divisions of the German army are basically armored divisions. I don't know about this one?"
Are the troops also armored divisions?"
"No, Comrade Major." Sokov clearly remembered that the Viking Division would not be upgraded to an SS Armored Division until October, so he shook his head at Major Bunch and said: "They are just an infantry division now.
There may be one or two tank battalions, but their strength is simply unable to compete with yours."
No one expected that an SS division would suddenly appear to the west of the farm. As a result, the situation became a bit complicated. Runev leaned close to Sokov's ear and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, is there any enemy?"
SS division, and our army only has one infantry division and one tank brigade here, can it defeat others?"
Runev's worries were not unfounded. He clearly remembered that during the Battle of Kursk, one Wehrmacht division of the German Army was enough to fight against one Soviet Army Group. The combat effectiveness of the SS far exceeded that of the Wehrmacht. Today,
If you want to use an infantry division and a tank brigade to fight against the German army's elite hard steel, no matter how you look at it, you will be hitting a stone with an egg.
Sokov pondered for a moment and said to Lunev: "Comrade Military Commissar, don't worry. The enemy has not yet completely reached the designated position. If we launch an attack in advance, we will definitely be able to firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield.
In the hands of our army."
"Comrade Commander," after Sokov finished speaking, Weisbach spoke again: "According to the original plan, we will allocate half of our manpower to the arms warehouse in the south to transport arms. If the enemy is really like you
It's so powerful, why don't we go get the arms for the time being, but wait until the enemy is eliminated?"
"No, you must take the opportunity to collect the munitions, and use the weapons brought back to arm all the commanders and fighters as soon as possible." Sokov said with a serious expression: "I think your division's training is insufficient, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is not very strong.
.If equipped with sophisticated equipment, it may improve the combat effectiveness of the troops."
Seeing that Sokov had said this, Weisbach knew that it was unrealistic for him to refute any more, so he could only say honestly: "I understand, Comrade Commander. I will send people to the south according to the original plan."
warehouse to transport the weapons, ammunition and military supplies we need."
"Lieutenant Colonel Chuklico!"
Chuklico did not expect that Sokov would suddenly call his name. After a moment of confusion, he stood up from his seat and quietly waited for Sokov to assign him a task.
"Lieutenant Colonel Chuklik, if the infantry attack fails, how long will it take for your tanks to be put into battle?"
"Comrade Commander, if the infantry attack fails, my tanks can arrive on the battlefield in five to ten minutes."
"Can you get to the battlefield so quickly?" Lunev asked in surprise.
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissar." Chuklico replied truthfully: "We dare not take any action now because we are worried that it will be too quiet at night. I am afraid that as soon as the tanks here start, the roar of the engines will alarm the people on the high ground.
The enemy. But if the battle starts, we can prepare for the battle in a bold manner, and as soon as the order to attack is issued, we can rush to the battle location as quickly as possible."
"Very good!" Sokov was very satisfied with Chuklico's answer, but he still reminded him: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I have also driven a tank, and I know that the field of vision in a car is very narrow, especially now at night.
When you accompany the infantry in the attack, be sure not to crush your own people."
"Comrade Commander, you can rest assured about this." Chukliko assured Sokov, "I will tell the tank crew to be careful and they will never run over any of our own people during the attack."
After everything that needed to be explained was finished, Sokov waved his hand and told the four of them to return to their respective units and make necessary battle preparations.
As soon as the four people left, the operator handed a telegram to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, this is an urgent telegram from the Chief of Staff."
Sokov took the telegram and looked at its contents carefully: the contents of the telegram have been deciphered, and the enemy is asking the troops in the rear to speed up their march. They must all reach the designated position before noon tomorrow. There is one most critical sentence at the end of the telegram.
: It was found out that the German troops on the high ground to the west of the Feschi collective farm were the elite SS division - the Viking division.
After reading the phone call, Sokov put the telegram in front of Lunev: "Comrade Military Commissar, take a look. The enemy on the high ground to the west is indeed the Viking Division, and the garrison commander on the high ground is sending him
I sent a message to my superiors requesting that the rest of the troops arrive at the designated point at noon tomorrow."
"Comrade Commander, I have never felt at ease." When Lunev confirmed that the German army in the western highlands was the elite Viking Division, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He kindly reminded Sokov: "If the German army takes the initiative to attack us,
Launch an attack, do you think we can stop them?"
"It can't be stopped!" Sokov replied simply: "There are no decent fortifications here in the Fisky collective farm. How can they block it in the face of the swarming German troops?"
"Comrade Commander, I think you should transfer more troops from Dergach." Seeing that there were no outsiders in the headquarters, Mikhailev stepped forward and said to Sokov: "Although the 300th Division has
There are more than 8,000 people, but their combat effectiveness cannot be complimented. If the high ground cannot be taken before dawn, then the retreating German 3rd Armored Division will pounce on us again and attack us front and rear with the Viking Division. I feel that based on our current situation,
With the limited number of troops and the lack of decent fortifications, it is simply impossible to block the German attack from both sides."
"Comrade Commander, I think what Captain Mikhailov said makes sense." Seeing Mikhailev speaking his mind, Runev quickly agreed: "We should immediately transfer troops from Dergach to
Strengthen the defense capabilities of this area."
"What's wrong with you? We haven't fought the enemy yet, so you think we must not be the enemy's opponents?" Sokov said with a straight face: "Besides, the main force of our group army is now confronting the German army by the Ude River. If it were at this moment
Deploying troops from the front will make our offensive power weak."
Sokov faced Lunev and said to him: "Comrade Military Commissar, don't worry. The attack we launched in the early morning was a sneak attack, not a forced attack. The enemy must have never dreamed that we would suddenly launch an attack on them.
We will definitely be able to catch them off guard then.”
Sokov asked Mikhailev to call the sergeant who escorted the prisoners back, and told the other party: "Comrade sergeant, go back to the company immediately, tell Captain Narva, and immediately send someone to join the scouts in the camp.
Continue to conduct reconnaissance to the west, and be sure to find out whether there is a large enemy force coming towards us."
It was time to attack, but the commanders and fighters of the 300th Division hidden in the forest did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, they continued to stay in the woods, looking nervously in the direction of the high ground, waiting for the attack signal to be sent.
It turned out that Weisbach led the team to the woods and met Narva, who was on guard duty here. The two quickly reached an agreement, and the first company would go to touch down the enemy's sentries, and then give them to the hidden troops in the woods.
Send signal.
In this way, Narva personally led two platoons of soldiers and crawled to the bottom of the high ground on hands and feet. After arriving at the position, Narva called the two soldiers and said to them: "You guys go up.
Kill the enemy sentries and then send an attack signal to the troops in the woods."
"Understood, Comrade Captain." The two soldiers agreed softly, and like two lizards, crawled towards the German position halfway up the mountain.
In the trench halfway up the mountain, except for one German sentry, the rest of the officers and soldiers were fast asleep in the shelter. The reason why they placed only one sentry was because they knew that the Soviet troops stationed at the Fisky collective farm had drunk
There were many Volga, and their corpses were lying on the ground of the farm. If their troops were not limited, they would have taken the initiative to attack the Soviet army.
The German commander did not think that a group of drunkards would take the initiative to attack him. Therefore, after building the fortifications, he only left one sentry on duty in two fortifications on the mountainside and on the top of the mountain. The rest of the officers and soldiers stayed in the warm shelter.
sleep.
Although it is still August, the night temperature in Russia is very low. The German sentry in single clothes could not bear the cold, so he found a sheltered place to sit down and lit a cigarette, hoping to drive away the cold by smoking.
Two soldiers who came to check the sentry came to the edge of the trench and quietly observed the movement inside. They found that there was no one around, and they couldn't help but hesitate. Fortunately, one soldier's sharp eyesight saw a corner of the trench.
When there were sparks flashing, he gently patted his companion on the shoulder and pointed towards the place where the sparks were dancing.
The two did not enter the trench, but ran along the edge of the trench. After a while, the two came to the place where the sentry was smoking.
When he was about to take action, the smoking sentry seemed to hear something. He stood up with his cigarette butt in his mouth and looked out of the trench. But he looked for a while and saw nothing. He thought that the noise he just heard was his imagination.
, he took the cigarette butt out of his mouth and threw it on the ground.
After the sentry crushed the cigarette butt with his toes, he walked forward along the trench with his gun in hand. After preparing to walk back and forth one more time, he returned to the shelter and asked someone to come and change the guard. Unexpectedly, he had not walked a few steps when he suddenly felt a wave of force behind him.
There was a sound of wind. Before he could turn around, he heard the dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Then his mouth was covered by someone. Before he could cry out, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and abdomen.
After the soldier who attacked the sentry completed the assassination in one go, he immediately pulled out his dagger, let go of the sentry, and took two steps back. The sentry turned his head to see clearly the Soviet soldier standing in front of him, and opened his mouth to shout, but found that he
He couldn't scream at all. He pointed at the other party, stumbled a few steps forward, and then fell softly in the trench.
After seeing the sentry fall, the two soldiers looked at each other and smiled. Then one soldier took out a flashlight covered with a red cloth, turned it on and turned it several times in the direction of the woods. This was the prearranged attack signal.
Weisbach, who was in the woods, saw the signal coming from halfway up the mountain. He quickly issued an order in a low voice to a regiment commander beside him: "Comrade commander, the commanders and fighters of the first company have occupied the position halfway up the mountain. You should lead the people immediately."
Go and replace them."
Just as the commanders and fighters of the 300th Division left the woods and moved quietly towards the high ground, Narva, who was hiding under the high ground, saw that his men had cleared away the German sentries, so he led his troops up the mountainside.
The fortifications were carried out, and the enemies who were still sleeping were eliminated one by one.
The soldiers quietly entered the bunkers where the enemies were sleeping, first covered their mouths with their hands, and then stabbed them to death one by one with daggers and bayonets. At the beginning, the progress was smooth, and one enemy after another fell asleep in their sleep.
He was sent to see God by the soldiers without any pain.
But it was the first time for a new soldier to do this kind of thing. He covered an enemy's mouth, stabbed the enemy in the chest with the bayonet in his hand, and went to deal with the next enemy without checking whether the enemy was dead.
An enemy. Unexpectedly, this enemy was fine. He took out a pistol from under the pillow and fired a shot at the new soldier.
