Chapter 1356 The Soviet and German armies of Homnich
Only they themselves know the true story of the SS59 regiment, and the cost of lying about military information will not be borne by them alone.
After Blücher's troops completed the occupation of Loev, a police regiment assigned to them, mainly responsible for logistics and transportation, arrived one after another at 5:30 in the afternoon.
The German attack was divided into three groups. Some units moved slowly, while others moved at lightning speed.
A main regiment dispatched by the German 805th Division, together with the accompanying police regiment, advanced along the road towards Homnich. Their leading troops arrived at Homnich safely at 4:30 pm, as reported in the newspaper,
The city was not only in ruins, it was wiped off the map!
As for the following main infantry, their march was not attacked at all, but their march route was noticed by Soviet scouts.
The German army did advance along the road. The so-called road was a dirt road that passed through the gap between two large groups of forests, which was the strategic corridor marked on the map. There were no contiguous forests in this corridor, and a large number of woods were scattered in a haphazard manner.
, the German troops followed the road and passed through the gaps in various small woods.
The road they were walking on had been traveled by the German army who launched an encirclement and suppression campaign to the south a few months ago, or even a year ago.
After a big bend, they turned into Homnage.
In fact, at noon, the cavalry released by Warmansky discovered the existence of such a team from a distance. After reducing the number of wounded, the cavalry battalion still had a combat strength of more than 600 people. The order they received was to continue hibernating.
In the forest, wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. It is definitely not wise to attack the marching German troops now. Only after they set up camp will the cavalry have a chance to take action.
Warmansky Jr. first let go of the German marching column and also sent an enemy alert to all the garrison at Homnich Military Station.
Those who stayed behind at Homnich were on combat readiness.
On July 4th, the Soviet army placed three infantry regiments in the forest near Homnich, namely the 1st regiment of the 284th Division under Roshakov, the 1st regiment of the Independent Regiment under Peronisky, and the other two regiments.
There is an assault expansion of the Jewish regiment Vasilyev's headquarters. In addition, Doronin's artillery regiment and Chekov's two BT fast tanks are also placed here.
If Womansky's cavalry battalion is included, the Soviet combat force placed in Homnich is already equivalent to the 1942 version of the Soviet infantry division! In the middle of this unit, Roshakov
As an infantry regiment, he has great control over how to fight the next battle.
Roshakov was a battalion commander of the regular army before escaping into the swamp. He at least knew how to fight a positional battle.
Since intelligence showed that the German army in the direction of Homnich had two regiments, one of which was a pseudo-corps, it was unnecessary for the Soviet army to deploy too many troops.
He ordered the artillery regiment (actually only more than 700 people) to set up howitzers on a forest flat to provide fire support.
His direct infantry regiment was deployed on the edge of the forest, because the troops could already see the German troops camped in the ruins of the city two kilometers away. He ordered the troops to decisively block the enemy's attack once they attacked.
Roshakov was a little worried about the combat effectiveness of the two friendly regiments, so he kept them as strategic reserves. After seeing clearly the location of the German camp, he also made temporary adjustments, that is, Peronisky's regiment moved north.
Once the war started, the two enemy regiments were organized to communicate with each other. The Jewish regiment was also ordered to move south to prevent the German army from advancing south.
There are no non-combatants here at Homnich Military Station. All the radar soldiers withdrew into the forest and covered the radar vehicles with camouflage nets for protection. Those residents who settled here either assaulted and became militiamen, or were captured.
They were evacuated to the Blacksmith Village. There were more than 500 women. They were not young and had no weapons. They served as the army's logistics, cooking for the soldiers. After the battle began, they also went to the front line to do handymen.
The officers and soldiers sent by the German 805th Division knew nothing about this. They naively believed that the fact that they had not received any cold shots from the enemy meant that the surrounding woods were safe. Especially since they camped on the ruins of the city and surrounded all the armored vehicles.
, and after excavating a large number of foxholes and setting up machine guns and mortars, what else is there to be afraid of?
German Army Commander Muller received good news from the Waffen-SS in the evening. The friendly forces not only occupied Loev, but also eliminated a thousand guerrillas. Muller did not doubt the combat effectiveness of the Waffen-SS. They were indeed very strong, but they were also
Too strong. If you think about it carefully, they have nearly a hundred tanks and armored vehicles, so it makes sense to achieve such a record.
Comparing people to each other is so irritating! Who told the group of Germans from France led by Blücher to be all blond, blue-eyed and fair-skinned, recognized by the Führer as the best people?
As the sky gradually darkened, the German soldiers lived and cooked on the spot. There was no need for them to enter the forest area to find firewood. There were already a large number of wood chips on the ruins, and they could pick up a lot by bending down in order.
Muller actually did not want to send troops to take risks in the forest area. Being on the battlefield, he simply assumed that there were enemy ambushes in the surrounding forests. This was the experience accumulated by the troops in previous operations to clear out the guerrillas. The 805th Division never went south and
During the battle between the Soviet troops in Pripet Swamp, it was inevitable for the commander to make wrong judgments due to lack of experience.
Therefore, if the regiment commander Muller knew that he was actually facing a Soviet army with the strength of a simplified infantry division, he would never dare to camp in the ruins of the city.
The four infantry battalions of the German army were arranged in a matrix, with the artillery battalion placed in the middle. The regiment removed an artillery battalion from the division's artillery regiment, so Muller had six FK16 field guns.
This large infantry regiment, with a strength of nearly 3,000 men, turned the ruins of the entire city into its own defense zone.
Moreover, Muller's regiment headquarters was built in a huge bomb crater. He estimated that it should have been blown up by the Air Force's heavy aerial bombs in previous battle reports.
The infantry regiment and the police regiment assigned to them for cooperative operations were placed five kilometers east of the ruins of Homnich, in a corridor between two large forests.
The layout of the police regiment is not as elaborate as that of the German army, and their equipment is even worse. The biggest purpose of their existence is not to fight, but to serve as the logistics force of the Muller Infantry Regiment. Of course, once the war becomes serious, this group of people will also go into battle.
This is the confrontation between the Soviet and German armies in the Homnich area. From a macro perspective, the Soviet army is 8,000 men against 5,500 men. In terms of firepower configuration, the Soviet army still has the advantage.
Indeed, the RUHE operation planned by the high-level German army removed 20,000 people from various defense areas, which doubled the pressure on William Kubet. After the troops were removed, the strength of the troops in many areas was weakened, and the local Soviet guerrillas
activities will also rebound quickly. However, if the nails in southern Belarus are not pulled out, the security of Belarus will only worsen. Whichever of the two evils is the lesser, the RUHE operation is executed in this context. At least on the Fourth of July, the German army is very confident
, this operation got off to a good start on this day!