The 17th Guerrilla Brigade, with the Latitz Forest as the core of its activities, mainly expanded its influence to the north, killing local traitors and German garrisons in various villages, and conducting propaganda.
The vast rural areas of Ukraine were severely hit by the famine ten years ago. The locals unanimously believed that the suffering was caused by Stalin. When the German army came, many people even regarded the German army as their liberators. However, the German army wanted to take advantage of this place after all.
For supplies, their logistics forces lack trucks, and millions of mules and horses serve as the main force of transportation. It is too time-consuming to transport weapons, ammunition and military rations from the mainland to Ukraine.
The farmers in Ukraine soon discovered that these Germans were not friendly at all! They needed food, and they needed a lot of food! Each village was ordered to hand over a certain amount of food to the army. If they dared to resist, or if the amount was not handed over, the German army would kill them as punishment.
revenge.
The Germans obviously had no intention of letting the occupied areas recuperate for a while. They didn't have the time or the concept.
The oil that Romania can provide finally reached its peak of 750,000 barrels per day in April, which translates to 110,000 tons of crude oil per day. Germany's heavy industry and millions of troops are a huge appetite. Germany has
The Silesian oil fields and Romanian oil fields do produce a large amount of oil, but they still cannot satisfy the consumption of millions of troops.
The new Type IV tanks have improved artillery power and armor protection. The addition of fence armor can also greatly improve the anti-RPG capabilities. They are heavier, so they are equipped with higher-horsepower engines, and their fuel consumption capabilities have also been improved.
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As for the German army, Hitler determined that the German army's main attack direction in 1942 was in the southern part of the Soviet Union. Therefore, a plan to occupy the Baku oil fields of the Soviet Union had begun to be formulated.
Currently, the Soviet Union has no idea that under the bitter cold Siberian permafrost they occupy, there is a large oil depot that stretches for 500 kilometers - the Tyumen Oil Field. It will definitely be discovered by the Soviet Union and objectively change the fate of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet army knew very well that their Baku oil field was the lifeblood of the army. Half of the elite area of the Soviet Union was lost, and they only had the large oil field of Baku left in their hands. 80% of the oil needed by the army came from here!
Residents of the Caucasus enthusiastically joined the army. They formed Cossack troops that supported the Soviet Union and were ready for demolition. However, the total number of residents in the Caucasus was small, and the number of soldiers was also small. Some of these newly formed troops joined the Crimean Front.
They are currently in Crimea, waiting for Timoshenko to make a big move!
At present, at least a large number of senior Soviet officers believe that liberating Kharkov is like searching for something. The preparations seem to be in place, and it is time to teach the enemy a lesson!
As early as the German army failed to defend the Barvinko River, they clearly realized that the Soviet army must regain Kharkov in the next step.
Therefore, a large number of elite German troops began to deploy to the front lines.
When the war reached this point, German youths enthusiastically joined the army. They formed new infantry divisions and rushed directly to the front line. There were two main lines of communication for the German army to enter Donbass. One was through Kiev and the Dnieper River, and the other was along the
Crossing the river in Kremenchug.
The German 634th Division was transferred from the north. From its lower serial number, it can be seen that this unit is not on the front line. Their mission is to guard the Chernihiv City area and use the pseudo-municipal government there.
Utilizing local human resources and industrial capabilities, it became a logistics base for the German army.
The 17th Partisan Brigade's frequent raids near Gorodniya angered the German army. Unfortunately, the 634th Division only had a total strength of 11,000 men and was stationed in many places. Those guerrillas were like nimble mosquitoes and were completely wiped out. They need more troops.
The Germans had no choice. The 634th Division plus a police regiment (composed of three Ukrainian Eastern Battalions) had a total strength of only 13,000. The army was too scattered and could easily be defeated individually. If the strength was reduced, it would be equivalent to Compromise with them.
The German army did not compromise. With these troops, they were able to resist the harassment of the guerrillas.
Therefore, the 17th Guerrilla Brigade's raids achieved remarkable results. In the process, they also recruited nearly a thousand new soldiers and seized more than 400 guns.
Facts have proved that the combat effectiveness of the pseudo-police is not high. They are best at fighting against the wind. Once they feel that there is great danger, they will choose to retreat. It was under such circumstances that Miroshniko seized a lot of firearms and ammunition.
The German army could not eliminate the guerrillas, so they attacked the villagers. Most of the villages had liaison with the guerrillas. Without interrogation, they simply and crudely followed the method laid down by Gobert, that is, one German soldier was killed and five locals were killed. Buried! For a time, public dissatisfaction boiled, and the atmosphere of terror spread throughout Ukraine. The cruel methods of the German army seriously interfered with spring plowing! The Ukrainians did not cultivate the land as expected, and in the autumn, wheat production was bound to be low.
But what does this have to do with the German army? At that time, they can just take away all the remaining food. At least the food in the vast Ukraine can feed five million soldiers of all types and logistics, which is still no problem.
The 17th Guerrilla Brigade ushered in a golden period of development in March and April, and most of the guerrilla units also rapidly expanded in strength at this time.
Once these muscles are trained, it’s time to beat the enemy!
In April, Miroshniko and his soldiers suddenly saw planes everywhere in the sky. They immediately prepared for air strikes, but unfortunately the plane turned around above their heads and flew away.
Whose aircraft are these? Miroshniko knew nothing about the Soviet Union’s new Lager 3 fighter jets. Based on the red star paint on it, he concluded that this must be the Soviet Army’s.
No matter where these planes came from, they were fighter jets. He at least knew that fighter jets had a short range, and the presence of a large number of fighter jets meant that the main force of the Soviet army was not far away.
Suddenly, the morale of the entire guerrilla brigade improved a lot!
The confident Miloshniko's combat strength has reached 5,000 men! He has 4,000 guns and 50 machine guns. Although he does not know the strength of the friendly forces in the swamp across the river, he is sure that he also Can show great power.
What Yang Mingzhi didn't know was that the railway bombing and rescue operation he commanded on April 26 did have a chain reaction and suddenly changed the fate of the 17th Guerrilla Brigade.
Seeing that the guerrilla republic launched a war just after its establishment and achieved good results, Ponomarenko felt that the opportunity was ripe.
He gave orders to small guerrilla brigade to attack communication lines, and to larger guerrilla brigades to liberate cities.
The underground organization existing in the city of Gorodnia sends a large amount of information to its superiors.
Intelligence showed that there was only one German infantry regiment in the city, no tanks, and only five half-track armored vehicles. Based on this information, Ponomarenko felt that the time was right. Since Miroshniko claimed that his strength was as high as 5,000, he tried To liberate this city!
Regardless of whether it is reliable to capture this city, Miroshniko no longer cares so much. Especially when the staff officer who sent the order from the guerrilla movement headquarters said in the telegram: "Don't you want to be the Belekov of Ukraine?"
? Don’t you want to get the Gold Star and become a Hero of the Soviet Union?”
He had some worries at first, but now, what are he worried about?