The attack of the troops was frustrated. Only the troops responsible for the detour in the south of the city have not suffered any losses. Summit 23S.
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Genus hoped that they could achieve a breakthrough. If they could outflank the Soviet army's retreat like a sharp sword and form a macro encirclement, the German army would still win the battle.
Schumacher, the German commander in charge of the roundabout in the south of the city, received a fatal order from the division commander to attack along the road along the river.
At the same time, the Soviet army, which had been ambushing in the forest south of the city, also received an urgent order from Lavrenti.
The situation of the battle was better than Lavrenti thought. The German attack was thwarted, and it was possible that the enemy could be greatly damaged without the assistance of the troops south of the city. He temporarily ordered the two independent regiments south of the city to continue to ambush and continue to observe the enemy's situation.
The train station became the site of the most intense fighting. Although the Germans evaded tactics, after they withdrew to a relatively safe area, they began to bomb continuously with mortars. A large number of machine guns were also used as suppressive weapons, aiming at the broken walls not far away.
They fired wildly. Their attack firepower was very fierce, completely suppressing the infantry battalion led by Lavrenti.
Not many brothers were killed, but many were injured. Some soldiers couldn't hold their breath. They resented the German firepower and rashly leaned out to fight back. As a result, they were fired upon by more than a dozen machine guns in an instant and became a pile of meat in an instant.
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"They want to use powerful firepower to suppress us, and then send assault teams to infiltrate!" Lavrenti believed that this was the German army's tactic. If the German army succeeded, the train station area would be theirs.
"We can't let them succeed!" Rafe has been determined for several consecutive seasons and continues to block the attack tenaciously at the current position.
He completely ignored the commotion in the south of the city. A fresh force of German troops came face to face with the enemy who attacked him, and then continued to run eastward.
After a while, the disgraced correspondent carrying a telegraph machine got into Lavrenti's hidden position and said angrily: "Commander, the Germans! They!"
"What happened to them?!"
"It's the deputy commander. He encountered the German army on the riverside road. It was a new German army. The deputy commander said he might not be able to withstand it!"
"What the hell! Send a report to the Independent Regiment immediately! Well, order the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Independent Regiment to immediately launch supporting firepower. Order the 3rd and 4th Regiments on the other side of the river to immediately send a battalion across the river for reinforcements in addition to fire support.
We also have our gunboats, support immediately!"
German Army Commander Schumacher was very happy that his troops had successfully penetrated the road along the river.
He received news from other troops that the Soviet army had ambushed people in many buildings. He took advantage of the situation and did not send assault guns for a direct assault. Instead, the infantry first acted as pathfinders to draw out the ambushed enemies. Only with assault
Direct artillery bombardment and annihilation.
The German army learned to fight during the battle. The German commander had never experienced brutal street fighting before. His unexpected tactics were indeed the best street fighting tactics.
The assault guns directly blew up two Soviet machine gun forts. Two platoons of German troops advanced cautiously along both sides of the road. They encountered obstruction, and some soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. As the large troops quickly moved closer,
Due to the walls on both sides of the road and the viewing angle, it is also difficult to shoot at the ambushing Soviet troops.
After the infantry came the assault guns, which bombed exposed targets directly, firing 75mm high-explosive shells one by one.
As a result, the German army captured the first crossroads with more than 20 casualties, but the Soviet army lost at least 30 people.
This is the reason why Yevgeny issued an alarm. If this continues, the three unsatisfied battalions under his personal command will soon suffer heavy losses.
As the German army continued to advance along the riverside road, the resistance became more and more powerful. The Soviet firepower suppressed the advancing German soldiers and could not lift their heads. However, the German assault guns were located far away. This road was also relatively spacious.
So much so that the German assault guns could always maintain a relatively safe distance from the Soviet troops.
The Soviet RPGs and recoilless guns fired wildly at the leading Santuzi. Under the indiscriminate bombardment, the track of the vehicle was finally broken. Only the track was broken. When the fighting stopped, the crew
It can be repaired quickly. Even if it breaks down and the artillery moves left and right in a small range, it can still be used as a fixed firepower point to continue bombing.
Two more Santuzi vehicles bypassed their anchored comrades, and they used artillery fire to kill five Soviet machine gun fire points.
The German assault group, which was suppressed by the Soviet army and persisted, took the opportunity to throw a few smoke bombs. Under the cover of the explosion smoke and white phosphorus smoke bombs, they successfully captured the second intersection.
This improvised tactic excited the regiment commander Schumacher. Although only two intersections were occupied, he believed that the task assigned by the division commander would be completed quickly.
He quickly made a wireless call to the division headquarters and reported excitedly into the radio intercom: "Division Commander, I have invented excellent street fighting tactics. Our division has occupied the two intersections at a very small cost. We will soon complete the outflanking of the Soviet Union."
The mission of the army’s rear route.”
Although the division commander Genus didn't know what this man's new tactics were, the best thing was to win.
He encouraged: "Keep fighting, and you will hopefully receive the Iron Cross First Class if you complete the mission!"
The German army received a strong moral boost. The regiment leader called on his soldiers: "Gentlemen! Let's fight together along the road until we meet the friendly forces in the north of the city. We will win!"
Schumacher, the regiment leader, was not sure what kind of trouble his two friendly forces were in. Based on his own experience, he estimated that the situation should not be bad.
This man, who was only thirty years old, personally held a submachine gun and a steel helmet on his head, and advanced with his soldiers in high spirits. As for the train station on the left wing, it seemed that there was a heavy Soviet army there. So after capturing the second
After the crossroads, Schumacher chose to divide his forces. One battalion attacked the train station, and three battalions continued northward.
He was complacent about his strategy, and then, the rear wing of the army was violently bombarded!
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"Brothers! There is a German mortar position ahead, attack there first!" Peronisky shouted.
Five recoilless gun teams, they adjusted the elevation angle of the muzzle to the maximum in order to obtain the longest range of the artillery shells.
After all, the distance between the forest in the south of the city and the city is nearly two kilometers. The German army attacked close to the city, specifically to the warehouse areas on the south side of the railway line that had been bombed, burned, and collapsed for a long time.
The logistics troops and artillery of the German infantry regiment were outside the city, and the German army had never regarded the forest south of the city as an offensive target. Specifically, the division commander Genus did not think that the Soviet army would ambush in the forest from the beginning. Besides, he
His troops are only occupying the city, and whether there are enemies in the forest area or not, it will definitely have no impact on his operations.
Genus made a big mistake, but his subordinates must bear the responsibility for the mistake.
The Soviet artillery bombardment began, and the two independent regiments suffered heavy casualties. They only numbered 2,780 people, and only had ten recoilless guns available. Even so, the firepower was already quite good, at least compared to Romania in this time and space.
The ordinary troops are quite outstanding.
The sudden and continuous explosions caused heavy casualties to the German mortar soldiers exposed in the open area.
But the most serious losses after the attack were actually the logistics troops of this regiment. The infantry regiment had some carriages loaded with large amounts of ammunition. The regiment leader Schumacher temporarily established a logistics center outside the city. After all, the logistics troops were not
Those who will participate in the siege, their task is to prepare spare ammunition at any time to supply the huge needs of the front line.
A large number of horses in the logistics force died from flying shrapnel. Even if the horses did not die immediately, their heavy bodies were lying on the ground with bleeding wounds. It was impossible to expect the carriage to move quickly.
Even though there are only ten guns, the Soviet army's firepower can be said to be tenacious. Although the ten recoilless guns are all packed with gunpowder, all the artillery teams have been trained by expert Doronin, so the artillery team of the independent regiment, then
The operational ability is also as good as fire.
A cannon fires one round in almost ten seconds, and the Soviet army still has a considerable amount of reserve ammunition for them to squander at this necessary moment.
Peronisky and Tchaikov originally intended to send troops to charge. However, due to orders from their superiors, they could only continue to launch artillery support.
The shells kept bombarding, and a lot of smoke rose in the forest. The smoke came from gunpowder gas. After all, the propellant of the Guerrilla Republic was pure smokeless gunpowder. The huge amount of smoke was exactly the same as the artillery of the 18th century. It was criticized but
There is no way.
The smoke exposed the whereabouts of the Soviet army, and despite the artillery fire, more than a dozen German mortars immediately turned their guns. The artillery battalion commander took the lead in ordering his men to attack the target in the forest before sending people into the city to report to the regimental commander.
The artillery battle between the two sides began, and the area where the Independent Regiment was located was filled with mortar shells. Many shells directly hit the pine branches, and they exploded in the air, like shrapnel shells, which achieved amazing results.
Enduring casualties, Peronisky and Tchaikov issued the same order to their respective troops, that is, the ambush soldiers immediately rushed out of the forest and suppressed the enemy with bullets.
The Independent Regiment was mobilized in full force, with 2,700 people suddenly appearing, firing a large number of bullets at the rear wing of the German army. The soldiers in civilian clothes shouted "Ula", and behind them was the lush forest.
How can this scene not be shocking? From the perspective of the German army, they could see that the "main force of the Soviet army" suddenly emerged from the forest in a steady stream. There were probably more enemies in the forest.
The rearguard of the German Schumacher Regiment had to defend on the spot. Even the logistics soldiers who were not good at fighting lay on the ground and shot at the enemy with rifles.
The Soviet army did not intend to rush forward and start a bayonet battle with the German army. Peronisky and Tchaikov personally led their troops and ordered the entire army to stop when they rushed to about 500 meters away from the German army.
, they must adhere to Lavrenti's order to use bullets to block the enemy. Secondly, if they continue to charge, they may be killed by the German machine guns.
Yes, even if the German army was attacked from the flank, they were by no means soft persimmons. The logistics troops urgently organized the half-track armored vehicles and the last assault gun that had not yet entered the city for combat. Their armored bodies were excellent bunkers. They
The number of machine guns exceeds thirty, and there is also a 75mm short-barreled tank gun. Although the independent regiment also has a large number of machine guns, a large number of ZB26s were helplessly at a disadvantage when fighting against the mg34.
The two sides were fighting more than 500 meters apart. The soldiers lay on the ground one by one and fired at each other's approximate positions. It didn't matter whether they hit anyone, as long as they kept firing. Countless bullets flew over the soldiers' heads. This kind of
Under the circumstances, whoever raises his head first is the fool.
However, when Schumacher, who was deep inside the city, learned that the tail wing was attacked by the main force of the Soviet army, his three elite battalions, which were trapped in the quagmire of street fighting, fell into an attack from the east.
The Soviet troops deployed on the left bank of the river not only sent a battalion across the river to help Yevgeny, but also began a fierce attack with fifteen recoilless guns and twenty captured German 80mm mortars.
It was the only gunboat that served as a ferry and yacht. At this moment, it also returned to its old profession of killing people.
The gunboat only has thirty rounds of reloading ammunition for the 76mm tank gun. Because the hull has been modified, six recoilless gun positions have been set up on the boat. It is like a miniature "cruiser", with a small body and armament.
Really amazing.
Therefore, the Soviet army assembled forty-three artillery pieces on the left bank of the river. All this was the Soviet army's tactical configuration, and it was prepared to prevent the German army from attacking along the riverside road.
The Germans were playing into their ambitions, and they had to endure indiscriminate bombing from the Soviets.
Although artillery shells with only a caliber of 70 mm are not very powerful, there are so many of them that they completely suppressed any attempts by the Germans for a time. A large number of German soldiers were struck by the overwhelming shrapnel and flying building rubble.
Heavy casualties.
This attack was really blind. Due to communication barriers, Medvedev and Vasilyev on the left bank of the river did not consider that there were still troops fighting in the attack area when they ordered the artillery fire.
The Soviet artillery fire caused accidental damage, but also caused a greater number of casualties among German officers and soldiers.
Yevgeny was scratched on his arm by a flying concrete block. He bandaged it briefly and did not complain at all. He was happy to see that the German army, which had almost captured the fifth intersection, actually started to retreat.
Standing a few kilometers away, German division commander Genus held up a high-powered telescope and watched with worry as large amounts of smoke rose up from the city.
He soon received a message in plain language from Commander Schumacher, whom he had high hopes for: "Division Commander! We were violently bombarded by the Russians! My main force was suppressed on the narrow road along the river, and I almost couldn't hold on.
!I request a retreat!”
"What? You want to retreat? You..." Genus wanted to curse, but just now he clearly saw that the area where huge amounts of smoke rose from the city was where Schumacher was.
"Division Commander! The Russians have set up a huge trap for us. They must have only a few troops left in the city. The main force has withdrawn to the forest. Our tail wing is under attack! I request to retreat!"
Now, the battle situation in front of the German division commander is really disgusting. Three main regiments and two regiments barely pushed into the city. The assault guns were all destroyed and set on fire. The subsequent battle became a simple mutual consumption of ammunition and hard work.
If you rush forward one meter, you will be violently blocked.
The roundabout infantry regiment in the south of the city, which seemed to be able to open up the situation, actually fell into the trap set by the Soviet army.
"The Soviet commander who directed the battle is a talent!" Gnus couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The chief of staff quickly asked: "Division commander, since Schumacher reported that there are not many enemies in the city, we have reason to order them to continue the attack. Our artillery should bomb the forest south of the city, or we can organize the auxiliary personnel in the logistics force and artillery. We
After all, there are many people, so we sent troops to attack the forest and wiped out their main force in one fell swoop."
It seems like this is a good idea, but who can be sure that the Soviet army will not set another trap?
"No!" Genus refused directly.
"Why? Shouldn't we attack fiercely? Your Excellency, division commander, please think about it."
"No! We have already lost a lot of people. If we fight a small Lechitsa and inflict heavy losses, we will lose our honor."
Gnus had no choice but to issue an order to withdraw the entire army, because the 370 Division had never encountered such a battle since its establishment. This was the first battle on the Eastern Front belonging to the 370 Division, and it was supposed to be before the troops entered the Rzhev battle.
A warm-up allowed a group of local German soldiers who were addicted to beer and women to regain their high fighting spirit. They never expected that the first battle would be like a meat grinder.
The Battle of Rzhev, the original history, the German army died in this long battle of 500,000 people, and more than a million people were injured, which caused more bleeding to the German army than Verdun in World War I. What awaits the 370th Division in the future is
Hell is just this plane. They first encountered the hard nail of Lechicha.