The Soviet army's continuous bombardment of Loev was not just a simple harassment. The large number of artillery shells was a disaster for a city with a large number of wooden buildings. The wooden houses on the edge of the city had been turned into charcoal. Both soldiers and civilians had to fight.
Escape from the core area.
The shelling showed no sign of ending, but a large number of concrete buildings collapsed. The breakout operation failed completely, and hundreds more bodies that could not be buried were added to the edge of the city. During this period, the climate in the Pripet Swamp area was somewhat abnormal, and Jane
In other words, it's hot.
Some corpses had been lying there for five or six days. The Germans and puppet troops tried to collect them, but were directly killed by Soviet snipers. Snipers like Natasha added several more achievements.
Only the dead within the city were placed in a cellar as a tomb for burial, while the corpses outside the city were left to rot. The breeze carried a nauseating stench, accompanied by the smell of gunpowder smoke.
The Soviet rocket launcher attacks exacerbated the disaster for the defenders. Because some of the German airdropped supplies were not collected in time, many were suppressed by collapsed walls or even directly damaged by artillery fire.
The defenders have received very little supplies, and Battalion Commander Krist does not yet know how long they will hold on. In short, a new round of reinforcements from their superiors will definitely come in a few days. No one knows how long they will be trapped, and the only one who knows is the defenders.
Yes, that is, the Soviet army could completely raze the city to the ground if they wanted to.
In this extreme predicament, the glory and ugliness of human nature are vividly displayed.
The German battalion commander integrated the troops, and the armed forces, including the puppet troops, were only two and a half companies in size. After all, there were 300 mouths to eat, and the daily food consumption was very large. After three days, Ke
Riester has clearly realized that he is facing a serious food problem.
Under such predicament, the remaining women and children no longer had time to care about their lives!
The women and children in Loyev City are basically the families of the puppet soldiers. As the puppet soldiers died in battle, the family members became lonely. No one would give food to such people, and those who stole would be killed directly.
Not wanting to starve to death, some women took desperate risks with their children.
In fact, Krist did not interfere with anyone who left the city without permission. Anyway, these people would be dead if they stayed in the city. If they were exposed in the wilderness, they would almost certainly be shot by the Soviet army. The Soviet army would not attack women, right?
! He thought so and watched the development of the situation closely in the dark.
After more than fifty women and children were rescued by the Soviet army, Balzen's surprise interrogation quickly revealed the truth and falsehood of the German troops in the city.
Balzen stood up energetically and ordered to a dozen soldiers: "Take good care of these women and children. Do not treat them as prisoners of war. These people will be temporarily placed in the frontline camp until the battle is over and interrogated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Balzen now knows that there are still 300 defenders in Loev City, and has a basic understanding of their armed situation.
The enemy has no heavy weapons at all, only rifles and a few machine guns.
Balzen reported these situations to the headquarters in the evening. After receiving further orders, he decided to take action immediately.
He immediately gathered his direct reconnaissance battalion and issued combat orders to the soldiers, as well as a pre-battle speech.
"Comrades, our superiors have ordered us to capture Loev before June 30. I have decided that it is up to you to realize the glorious mission of liberating Loev.
You are the most combat-effective battalion in the 63rd Group Army, because you are strong in your own right. Your enemy is three hundred enemy and puppet soldiers, many of whom are hiding in cellars. Therefore, I order you to maintain the maximum strength after entering the city.
Stay calm, don't worry, invest in grenades for me in all building gaps and cellars found.
If a German soldier raises his hand to surrender, he must be captured and must not be killed directly. If it is a puppet soldier, he must be killed no matter what. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" All the soldiers said in unison.
Balzen continued to shout: "Those who temporarily joined the reconnaissance camp, the motherland is not ashamed of your surrender to the enemy, and the people are angry with your surrender to the enemy. Now the motherland gives you the last chance to atone for your crimes. You must use this battle to
As a certificate of surrender, anyone who shoots or captures the enemy and actively rescues injured Red Army soldiers will be exempted from the crime of treason after the battle."
Undoubtedly, Balzen's words cheered up the puppet soldiers who had just rebelled. The promise was too tempting. The four hundred people left behind by Balzen all worked for the German army in order to survive. They were
Serving as mobilization troops, the real diehards were taken to Homnich Military Station as prisoners of war.
Regardless of the combat effectiveness of the puppet army, the reconnaissance battalion suffered many casualties during the bloody tank battle. Only in this way can the front-line troops be replenished.
Balzen knew that he was risking his honor again, so he risked his life for this battle!
The task force was about to attack, and Balzen immediately notified the surrounding friendly forces of the operation, especially the second regiment of the 284th Division, which was the second closest to Loev.
The two regiments made temporary arrangements, that is, the reconnaissance battalion would be the main attack force, while the second regiment sent people to strengthen the defense in the northern part of the city and not let any enemy escape.
In this way, the Soviet army started a new bombardment at 5:30 in the afternoon.
A large number of recoilless rifles poured out abundant firepower. Under the rumbling artillery fire and the large amount of smoke and dust rising from the city, the reconnaissance battalion began to take action.
The four companies formed four triangular offensive formations and launched a silent charge towards Loev.
At this time, the defenders, who had long been accustomed to Soviet artillery fire, hid in the cellar one by one like moles. This was indeed what they should do, because death was almost inevitable when exposed outdoors.
Of the three hundred defenders, no one realized that the Soviet army had decided to take action before the sun set.
The reconnaissance battalion quickly passed through the one-kilometer no-man's land of the battlefield. They had no time to pay attention to the rotting and smelly corpses, covered their mouths and noses, quickly entered the edge of the city, and immediately began to clear out the corpses.
The Soviet artillery fire had just ended, and the "moles" crawled out one after another. As a result, they soon encountered the Soviet troops entering the city.
Urban street fighting is about to break out, but how can a bolt-action rifle defeat a submachine gun in this situation?
The Soviet army followed Balzen's order, that is, when they encountered a building room, they would test it with grenades. The exposed enemies who fled were quickly killed by countless exploding shrapnel. The Soviet soldiers even threw grenades into the cellars, one after another.
To take refuge in the enemy's tomb.
Battalion Commander Krist was overwhelmed by the sudden attack. He immediately ordered his troops to run to the north of the city with all their might. As a result, those who had just left the city were immediately blocked by the second regiment of the 284th Division.
Three hundred German and puppet troops quickly collapsed under the crushing Soviet attack. The battle only lasted half an hour, and all the street fighting was over.
On the ruins of a three-story building, several Soviet soldiers waved red flags, symbolizing the end of the battle.
Balzen put down the telescope, just for a moment. He looked at his watch and saw that the time was only six-ten.
"You did a good job, Signal Corps!"
"arrive!"
"Immediately send a message to the headquarters and send a good news to the commander. Loyev has been liberated by our army. Go quickly!"