The German 634th Division arrived on the banks of the Dnieper River and finally faced the city of Loev across the river, but the situation was very bad.
The railway bridge was completely blown up, and not only heavy equipment could not cross the river, but even soldiers could not cross quickly. Was it possible to build a raft in an assault, or swim across it? That's ridiculous.
Just when the 634th Division was not yet firmly established on the riverside, Hendryson suddenly received two telegrams from friendly forces.
One is the battle report of Strategic Loev's armed SS. It turned out that this morning, they were suddenly attacked violently by the Soviet army who fled into the forest and lost some troops.
The so-called violent blows came from rocket launchers, and the Waffen SS figured out what they had encountered at the cost of the lives of some officers and soldiers.
The actual situation of the battle was that Balzen ordered the troops to dispatch early in the morning. They encountered a small number of German sentries in the forest. After a short fierce battle, the Soviet army arrived at the edge of the forest, and then directly set up rocket launchers and directed the remaining rockets towards them.
They fought to get out of the city. Seeing thick smoke rising from the city, Balzen decisively ordered a retreat without any hesitation to fight.
After pretending to beep and running away, Balzen felt extremely happy.
The Waffen SS suffered a disaster. Some soldiers were killed and some were pinned down by collapsed walls. When they fought back, the Russians actually ran away!
Blücher, the commander of the Assault Group, could not think of a better decision than being angry. He did not receive an order to continue the pursuit, so he had to continue to stick to Loev and wait for the next order from his superiors.
The initial mission of the German army is to reoccupy Loev and wipe out all the Soviet guerrillas entrenched here. The top German army believes that this will be an intense battle. Blücher, who is on the front line, has already been fighting for seven years.
On the fourth day of the month, I realized that this was indeed a bloody battle.
The forest on the other side of the river frequently rang out gunfire, and large amounts of smoke and dust rose up. The armed SS officers and soldiers watching from a distance waved and cheered excitedly.
The second telegram received by the 634th Division came from the Koch Infantry Regiment under the 805th Division. The content of the telegram also stated that they had a firefight with the Soviet army in the forest near Homnich.
The perspective shifts to Homnitch.
The morning came very early, and the coolness drove the Soviet soldiers to get up. The soldiers sat up from their foxholes, quickly ate the cold boiled potatoes and a small amount of bread cubes, and then took their positions to prepare for battle.
The Soviet army in the direction of Homnich was commanded by Roshakov, commander of the first regiment of the 284th Division. This regiment commander also quickly realized that the size of the army he commanded was not much different from that of an infantry division. The Soviet army made slight corrections at night
After deploying their defenses, the Soviet army still deployed its best Z-shaped formation.
Roshakov's direct troops targeted the German infantry regiments camped in the ruins. There were two independent regiments, the Peronsky regiment in the north and the Jewish regiment in the south.
The last order Roshakov received from the headquarters was that they were not allowed to take the initiative to attack. If the German army took the initiative to attack, they would counterattack mercilessly.
The soldiers on the front line really hoped that the German army would take the initiative. As a result, since dawn at four o'clock, the German army had not moved at all, as if they were simply staying in their barracks.
Roshakov could guess the restless hearts of the soldiers, and he issued an order at the right time: "Everyone restrains themselves and is not allowed to misfire. Without my order, even if the enemy appears, no fire is allowed! Unless it is an enemy."
Shoot first, and anyone who disobeys the order will be court-martialed."
The soldiers did not want to go to court-martial, so they could only suppress the excitement of the battle. The next time became a boring wait. The soldiers stayed in their respective foxholes and bunkers, or wiped their weapons, or
It's small talk.
On this day, all the people staying at Homnich Military Station were involved in the war.
A war may break out quickly. Liu Hongxiu, who has served as a radar soldier for a long time, can't help but think of many past events, feeling excited and nervous at the same time. The radar was temporarily shut down and even heavily camouflaged with tree branches. All radar soldiers were issued weapons.
Radar platoon leader Joshua issued a death order to all his soldiers on July 4th: "We must abide by the commander's orders and protect our radar with our lives. If the radar vehicle is damaged, we must protect the safety of the magnetron."
After she announced the order, the magnetron placed at the front of the antenna was suddenly removed (the radar was temporarily suspended), wrapped in linen, and put into a wooden box. This is what the radar soldiers have to protect at the risk of their lives.
Something! Because once a war breaks out, friendly forces often cannot take care of them. No matter what happens, you basically have to rely on yourself!
Liu Hongxiu silently prayed that she would be safe and sound, and she even hoped that the battle would end quickly with a Soviet victory. She even hoped that the German troops camping in the ruins would be wise enough to leave.
However, the development of the war situation will certainly not conform to a girl's wishes.
At eight o'clock in the morning, after learning that the 634th Division in the distance had exchanged fire with the Soviet troops ambushing on the left bank of the river, and that the Waffen SS guarding Loev had been attacked by rocket launchers, the regiment leader Muller finally couldn't hold himself back.
More than twelve hours have passed since the infantry regiment arrived here yesterday, and the forest in the distance has been quiet. After receiving this information, Muller decided to send a company to explore deep into the forest.
As a result, more than a hundred German soldiers formed a skirmish line one kilometer wide and moved towards the forest.
The sudden action of the German army forced the Soviet scouts who were lying in the grass at the edge of the forest to immediately perk up. They quickly retreated to the forest and reported to Roshakov the fact that the German army had dispatched the scouts.
"If this continues, we will meet them soon. The battle is inevitable, it's time to fight!"
Roshakov strengthened his determination and immediately gave his infantry regiment permission to fight. He also ordered two independent regiments in the northeast and southwest to open fire immediately if the puppet troops tried to invade. In addition to the infantry, the artillery regiment also received instructions at any time.
An order was given to launch fire cover, and even two BT tanks were ordered to wait for opportunistic mobile support.
The German scouts maintained a great deal of caution. They acquiesced in the presence of guerrillas in the forest, and the subsequent actions were quite like a hunt for dangerous beasts.
"Hunters, be careful. We will enter the forest soon. If you find a deliberate target, don't hesitate to shoot immediately."
The company commander gave the order. The moment the soldiers under his command stepped into the forest area, they immediately raised the rifles in their arms and aimed their muzzles at the surroundings with vigilance.
The German army advanced more than a hundred meters, and the battle suddenly broke out.
The first ones to shoot were actually the Germans. A sharp-eyed soldier saw a machine gun fortress not far away. He shouted "Russians" and took the lead in shooting. Then, a gun battle between the Soviet and German armies immediately broke out.
The Soviet army was waiting for work, especially Roshakov's troops, who were elite soldiers. The German army suffered a lot of casualties at the beginning of the battle.
The German army used one company to explore the front of the Soviet army guarded by two battalions. The firepower of both sides was not of the same order of magnitude. The German infantry company was instantly suppressed by firepower and tried to retreat with a small amount of firepower cover. After all, their mission was
Reconnaissance, now that the enemy has been discovered, the mission is completed.
The sound of gunshots frightened all the birds around, scared away all the wild beasts, and all the prairie dogs burrowed deep into the ground. Animals do not dare to intervene in human wars. They instinctively avoid the most destructive forces in the world.
The unique kind of fighting among animals.
The sound of gunfire shocked the German troops camped on the ruins of the entire city.
To be honest, Muller did not hope that the scouts would actually find the enemy. Since the enemy still appeared, let's start fighting.
He ordered over the radio: "The artillery battalion is ready. When the scouts come back, correct the elements and prepare for the artillery attack!"