The German 634th Division, with only the officers and soldiers of the Nacht Regiment under its command, marched north all night, and finally in the morning they touched the defense line of the 722nd Division.
Because they were too panicked, or very tired, or were unaware of the situation of friendly forces, the broken troops of the 634th Division mistakenly entered the minefield. After several violent explosions, the officers and soldiers of the 722nd Division discovered it as soon as it appeared.
They were killed. There was an own-goal conflict between the two sides for a while. It wasn't until a few people with loud voices shouted desperately in German that the officers and soldiers of the 722nd Division realized that they were actually fighting friendly forces.
Nacht didn't know he had hit a minefield until he realized one of his own had been bombed. It was not a bad thing to hit a minefield, so that friendly forces could know his situation.
Finally, the infantry regiment of the 722nd Division guarding this line of defense sent a company to meet Nacht's men through a safe passage in the minefield.
"My God, you are all exhausted! Which army do you belong to, and there are so many of them? What is your serial number?"
The company commander shouted loudly among the collapsed crowd, and Nacht responded with a gasp: "I am the regiment commander! I want to see your commander."
Nacht took out his ID and handed it to the company commander. Realizing that something was wrong, the company immediately led two thousand people into the defense area of the 722nd Division. Nacht ate some bread and drank comfortably.
After a few sips of wine, he felt much better. The other soldiers also had a delicious meal, and their nervous hearts finally calmed down a little.
Next, it was the turn of the 722nd Division headquarters to fry the pot.
When Division Commander Florid learned that the visitor was actually from the 634th Division, his whole body was bursting with veins. He urgently met with Nacht without any regard for etiquette. As soon as the man entered the house, he rushed over and held him tightly.
Hands, loudly asked: "How did your 634th Division come back to me? Where are the Russians? Did you defeat them, or were you defeated. You must tell the truth!"
"We were defeated." Nacht was like a defeated rooster. He was disheartened and even had thoughts of suicide. He hung his head and said regretfully: "Who would have thought that the enemy actually sent out more than 10,000 people. No.
! At least 20,000, maybe 30,000! You would never have imagined that they actually took Loyev! Actually..."
"What happened to Loev?!"
"Do you know about volcanic eruptions? Loyev was like that. The Russians used some unknown weapon and the whole city was blown up in an instant. Our division completely collapsed and the division commander was killed. Maybe some troops on the right bank of the river went to
Retreating to the west, we are the only troops on the left bank of the river that have successfully escaped. Our 634th Division is finished!"
As he said this, Nacht knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
Floride was stunned on the spot, and after staying there for a long time, he finally choked out a sentence: "These Russians are simply Satan! They are Mongols! They are the Yellow Peril! They are the most vicious thing!"
The reason why the German army launched Operation RUHE was due to the Soviet attack on Loev in the swamp three weeks ago. No one knows that small city better than Florid. He has already lost four thousand people for this damn small city.
People. The Belarussians in the police regiment can be recruited again if they die, but the sacrifice of the German men cannot be undone. The worst thing is that the most militant Quetzal in the entire 722nd Division, he and his troops were completely wiped out.
Who else in the entire infantry division has the courage to attack?
Florid grabbed the kneeling Nacht, grabbed him by the collar, and asked: "Tell me, were there any enemies following you when you retreated?"
"This...I don't know."
"You don't know? It's possible that you don't know! What the hell, what if the Russians attack today! Oh my God! Signal Corps!"
"Here!" In an instant, five soldiers stood in the wooden cabin of the command room.
"You immediately notify the frontline regiments to enter the first level of combat readiness. Everyone who is resting in the rear should immediately enter the trenches! Sound the alarm and use the loudspeaker to order all soldiers to prepare for battle!"
Seeing those people running away in a hurry, Florid sighed: "I hope I can withstand the enemy's attack."
He then let go of his hand and said to Nacht: "My military rank is much higher than yours, and I now require your troops to join the defense immediately. Do you have any objections?"
"I have no opinion."
"Okay! Your regiment is temporarily serving as a tactical reserve. Once the enemy attacks, your unit must fight well. Now, I must report the disastrous defeat of your 634th Division to the group army headquarters!"
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At eight o'clock in the morning, an explosive phone call came to the German Army Group Headquarters in Bobruisk. The secretary who answered the phone couldn't believe it for a while, until Florid yelled: "Idiot, what are you still questioning? 634th Division
It has collapsed, our ruhe operation has failed. Tell the army commander this fact quickly! I will send a detailed telegram later!"
The secretary was finally woken up by the scolding, and about ten minutes later, a phone call suddenly came to Floride.
"Floride, is what you said true? The 634th Division is over? Where did you get the information?"
It was the commander of the group army. Florid quickly pulled Nach to his side and said to the receiver: "Sir, the defeated troops of the 634th Division entered the defense area of the first division of our division this morning, and their regiment commander is at my division headquarters.
.Would you like to chat with him?”
"Quick! Get that person to answer the phone."
No one described the encounters of the 634th Division in more detail than the officers of the 634th Division. Wagner broke into cold sweat after listening to it. The 634th Division dispatched more than 11,000 troops. They were field troops, and their combat effectiveness was comparable to that of the 707th Division and the 722nd Division under his command.
Be high.
Now, the 634th Division also collapsed in one day.
According to the information currently available, the main force of Blücher's SS59 regiment lost contact after the last telegram was sent on July 9. On July 10, the Soviet army suddenly attacked Loev and also attacked the 634th Division on the right bank.
The main force, this time it can basically be concluded that the 634th Division was almost completely wiped out.
The war situation changed completely within 48 hours. In Wagner's view, the German army's defeat was sudden, without warning, and even incomprehensible. Wagner really didn't want this to be true. After ending the communication, he
Launch an investigation immediately.
He even suspected that the officer named Nacht was not the commander of the 634th Division. He needed to confirm the identity of this person. Secondly, since the weather conditions had improved and the plane could take off again, he suddenly issued an order to the Koch Aviation Group
, that is, all reconnaissance planes immediately took off and searched along the Sozh River and Dnieper River to first confirm whether Loev was really completely destroyed.
It was already July 11, and Wagner hurriedly held a military meeting. Just as he and many staff were analyzing and discussing the current crisis situation, a telegram was unexpectedly delivered to the office.
Wagner glanced at it, then angrily crumpled the telegraph newspaper into a ball and threw it to the ground.
He shouted: "Damn the Russians! They really defeated the 634th Division!"
All the military officers present at the meeting, and even some of Bobruisk's pseudo-official dignitaries, were greatly surprised.
Wagner had reason to be angry. The telegram was sent by Muller of the 805th Division. The so-called troops suddenly encountered a large number of German troops at dawn. Upon questioning, they turned out to be the Griffin Regiment of the 634th Division guarding Loev. The entire regiment suffered casualties.
There were actually only 1,300 people who fled to the German Homnage field position.
Aircraft reconnaissance is no longer necessary. At this point, Wagner believes that the 634th Division has collapsed. Although it is unbelievable, he really should believe that a huge force with a total strength of 11,000 people has lost at most 3,500 after a day of fierce fighting.
People return home defeated.
"What a tragedy! My God, Operation Ruhe has failed! The war situation is like this, why do I still send troops south to reinforce? What's the point? I might as well let these troops go east to fight against the guerrillas who suddenly penetrated in like flies.