Chapter 1349 The Beginning of the Fourth of July Battle
There were a large number of Soviet spies in the occupied territories, who informed the guerrillas and even sent information to Moscow.
One of William Kube's major tasks was to order his men to arrest these spies. Of course, the actions of his men often turned into the killing of innocent people. In the entire Belarus, only the western part of Belarus had relatively good security conditions, while guerrilla activities were rampant in the east.
, the south is not within the control of the German army at all.
Therefore, this military operation is of great significance in solving the problem of the southern guerrillas in a package. William Kube believed that the guerrillas had learned the facts of the RUHE operation and had informed the 63rd Army of the Soviet Army in the south that they would take measures after they knew about the matter.
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The chariot's engine has started and it cannot stop. It will either defeat the enemy or be defeated by the enemy.
This was the first time that the German army launched a targeted military attack on the Soviet army in the Pripet Swamp. The combat strength exceeded 20,000, and as many as a hundred tanks and half-track armored vehicles were invested. It also had some large
caliber howitzer.
When dawn broke on July 4th, the German troops, ready to go, launched into action.
There is nothing unique about this German military operation. They followed the instructions of the regular army, that is, a frontal assault. The troops will first recover Loev, defeat the Soviet defenders, and pursue the victory directly to the hinterland of the swamp.
In this battle, Captain Blücher of the SS59 regiment thought very highly of himself. He called on his more than 2,000 Aryan warriors: "We obey the orders of the Führer and fight against the bandits in the swamp. They are different from the bandits of the past. They are a group of
The enemy has a certain fighting capacity, but we have no fear. I order you! Show no mercy! Any Russian found in the battle, even a child, is a gangster. You must eliminate them all."
Yes, the fighting attitude of this group of armed SS is as resolute as a piece of steel, and they have their own understanding of the security war. To ensure the security of Belarus, isn't it just a matter of killing all those who create chaos? This is indeed what they did.
This behavior has always caused William Cube a headache, but this time, facing the unruly guys in the south, I am afraid that only by eradicating their bodies can this "cancer" be truly eradicated. It is really necessary to condone their killings.
The day of the war has finally arrived!
At three o'clock in the morning on July 4th, the guerrillas, who had escaped repeated raids and hid in a mill on the outskirts of Lechica, sent a war warning to the Guerrilla Republic.
The telegram was quickly placed in the Soviet command headquarters, and the sleepy Yang Mingzhi was cheered up.
"Finally! The war has begun!" He slapped the message on the desk, causing the entire command center to become tense on the spot.
All the sleeping staff officers were awakened, all the militiamen were ordered to assemble urgently, and the loudspeakers in the blacksmith village sounded the war alarm.
After a while, Yevlov, who had just gotten up from his dormitory and hurried over, opened the door and shouted loudly: "I didn't say that the war will really start on July 5th, why did it start now?"
Yang Mingzhi rolled his eyes at him sharply: "Comrade Deputy Commander! Take a look at the new message. Even now, the German troops in Lechica City have also begun to take action."
"It's finally begun." Yevlov rubbed his hands, looking eager to try.
After all, Lechica is a small city. It has now become a large German military camp, creating so much commotion that it is impossible for guerrillas to come close for investigation.
The guerrillas only needed to secretly observe the only way the German army was marching, so after the first telegram was delivered, the second and third telegrams were also delivered one after another.
At 4:30 in the morning, a piece of "heavy intelligence" was delivered to the main office.
Yang Mingzhi was really excited and nervous at the same time: "The German tank troops have finally been dispatched. If a ground attack plane comes at this time and sweeps across their marching column, the entire formation will be destroyed."
Yevlov didn't care about the old man's soliloquy. He was full of confidence in fighting tanks. He pointed at the wording in the message and ridiculed: "It seems that our friendly intelligence agents are too afraid of the enemy. What's so scary about just tanks?"
? Our rocket launchers can be easily destroyed."
"Don't be too optimistic," Yang Mingzhi warned. "Intelligence shows that this enemy group walked along the banks of the Dnieper River. Since tanks appeared, this proves that this unit is the armed SS in Lechica City. Their
Its combat effectiveness is very strong, which can be seen from its equipment alone.”
"So what? We have plenty of rockets prepared."
"Indeed, the enemy also has a large number of half-track armored vehicles. Obviously, this level of equipment is overkill for attacking our guerrillas from the rear. This enemy is definitely the strongest force of the German army when placed on the front line of the war. This time we
Encountered a tough situation."
Yang Mingzhi said these words, which finally made Yevlov suddenly worried. He asked fiercely: "Berekov, you said, how sure are you that you can annihilate this elite enemy?"
"Me?" Yang Mingzhi smiled, "Of course it's 100% sure."
"You think so, so what you just said was not nonsense?"
"It's no nonsense. Only if Balzen can properly complete the task of luring the enemy in, can I be 100% sure of annihilating the enemy. If there are any flaws in his actions..."
"What will happen?"
"Not good!" Yang Mingzhi stopped nagging and immediately ordered the correspondent: "Immediately send a report to the frontline reconnaissance camp and order Balzen to be prepared to fight the tanks. Everything is going according to plan."
The German army finally took action. The large army that marched out from the city of Lechica quickly divided into two groups in the south of the city. One group marched along the road leading to Homnich, and the other group advanced along the river.
Not only Lechica, but at 5:30 in the morning, the reconnaissance camp sent by Chernikov's guerrillas to the forest near Gorodniya also received information that the German troops were dispatched.
Fog shrouded the Dnieper River. In the morning fog, 20,000 German troops began to take action. They carried a large amount of heavy equipment, a large number of baggage carriages, and a large amount of ammunition and began combat operations.
According to common sense, the German army must march fifty kilometers before reaching Loev. For most armies in this time and space, advancing fifty kilometers in a single day is absolutely overloaded. Only the armored troops, the German armored troops, can advance eighty kilometers in a single day.
Yang Mingzhi was very right to issue an order for full-scale war preparations in the early morning of July 4th. What he feared most was the German tank assault. Therefore, he clearly emphasized in his telegram to Balzen: "The enemy is very likely to send a small number of elite troops.
If we take the lead in attacking, we may even reach Loyev at noon. If we find the enemy, we will launch a rocket launch attack immediately.”
Balzen knew very well what the so-called "small number of elites" of the German army meant - tanks. Only tanks could run fifty kilometers non-stop in a few hours.
All units of the Soviet army on the front line are facing the battle, especially Balzen, who will take the lead in facing the Waffen SS.
In fact, there is a powerful new force to the east of it, in the Denipla swamp. The order received by the Paratrooper Brigade is to stand still. The German army will never go deep into the swamp that can drown people. As long as the Paratrooper Brigade does not take the initiative to attack,
How could the Germans discover them?
Balzen did not complain at all, and the reconnaissance battalion was also known as the "Balzen Death Squadron." This unit acted as a vanguard and decoy, which was the job of all officers and soldiers. This time, the reconnaissance battalion absorbed 400 former puppet troops in a surprise attack.
The troop strength was increased to 800 men. The increase in troop strength gave Balzen more confidence.