In anticipation, the commendation meeting was finally about to begin. All the participating soldiers were getting dressed. The temperature in the afternoon was already above freezing. At such a temperature, these idiots were so crazy that they simply took off their military coats and put on sweaters on the lining.
This is a general uniform. There is no other reason for wearing it this way, because military coats are basically damaged.
Among the troops participating in the military operation, one stayed at Homnich, and the other followed the deputy division commander and penetrated into the enemy-occupied city. All offensives in both directions were successful, and all soldiers were heroes.
Everyone lined up neatly to enter the airport. They lined up in battalion units. All ten battalions of officers and soldiers were here.
At this time, each battalion can see each other's military appearance. Everyone is heroic, but some troops are very obviously short of strength. It goes without saying that the entire army suffered 1,600 casualties, of which nearly 1,000 died.
Well, everyone was evenly matched. Although this battle was won, the death rate was still as high as 20%! The victory was also a tragic victory!
Before the meeting began, five thousand people gathered in the audience. The soldiers were whispering to each other, and the scene was very noisy.
At this time, the division commanders headed by Yang Mingzhi and Yevlov came to the podium.
The red flag is flying on the platform, and the most important thing is the somewhat damaged military flag of the 284th Guards Division. It is the soul of this army. The flowing camp is made of iron soldiers. After a large number of soldiers from Ukraine joined, the combat effectiveness immediately increased sharply.
This is due to proper training and tactical advantages, but everyone thinks it is due to the spirit of the military.
Yevlov looked at his watch and saw that the time was almost up. He took a step forward, stood in front of the desk, faced the officers and soldiers present, cleared his throat and tried the sound.
"Ahem, let's take the first step, raise the national flag!"
Here, there is no project to play the national anthem because conditions do not allow it.
The four flag-bearers held the Soviet flag in hand and walked straight to the huge mast. What happened next is self-evident. Yang Mingzhi was very conflicted at the moment. As a Chinese, I do not have Soviet nationality, but I have Soviet military membership.
So to salute or not to salute?
The thought passed quickly, and Yelentina was here too. No, no, no! No hesitation! If that woman saw him not saluting, wouldn't it mean that he was not loyal to the Soviet Union? This might affect his career.
future.
They had already started to raise the national flag, and Yang Mingzhi also extended his right hand to salute the military salute.
"Forget it, although I am Chinese, my current identity is also a deputy division commander of the Soviet Army. If I don't set an example and show my loyalty to this red flag, it will be terrible to be defined as a class enemy in the future!"
He thought so, and others didn't think so much. Yevlov looked sideways at his colleagues, feeling very relieved, and couldn't help but think, "This Belekov may have thought of himself as a Belarusian."
The Soviet flag-raising ceremony ended quickly, and naturally the highlight of the commendation meeting came next.
Yevlov glanced at the vast number of officers and soldiers and read out his speech.
Yang Mingzhi was the first to know the content of his speech. The speech was also quite satisfactory. It started with a brief summary of the entire military operation and read out the letter from the commander of the front army Timoshenko, which was of course the commendation part.
For many soldiers, the information from the top brass of the Soviet army is very important, and it is also more urgent for individual soldiers.
"Marshal Timoshenko congratulated us on our excellent completion of the mission. He was not optimistic about us at first, thinking that we were just a mixed group of new troops composed of separated soldiers. Now we have strong combat effectiveness and
The fighting spirit has won the attention and praise of the front troops and even the leading comrades. This is our honor!" Yevlov said that he was so excited that he raised his right fist high.
The enthusiasm of the soldiers in the audience was also aroused, and they shouted "Ula".
The so-called commendation meeting seemed to be a commendation for all officers and soldiers. Because Timoshenko's praise was for all, he did not say any tangible rewards in the letter, but continued to praise the soldiers verbally.
Very touched.
Their slogans were so loud that thousands of people shouted together and could be heard throughout Catfish Village.
"It's so enthusiastic! I really don't know if the specific awards will be carried out smoothly later." Yang Mingzhi endured, and if he spoke at this moment, he could only scratch his throat.
Yevlov was in an extremely good mood at the moment. He spoke into the microphone and ordered the entire army to be silent.
"Now, everyone remains silent. Now let's move on to the next step, where our combat heroes and collective hero representatives will be invited to the stage."
This is the highlight of the commendation meeting, because every battalion participating in the operation has someone or a representative on the stage, and the soldiers are even more concerned about the style of their unit.
Yang Mingzhi, Jelientina and others were still standing upright behind the podium, and everyone watched these heroes take the stage one after another.
Star Tao and Natasha were wearing their own little uniforms, and their styles were braided into double twist tails, which was a very Soviet style.
There were more than twenty people on the stage. In addition to the two female snipers, the tanker Chekov and the pilot Podovich were also among the awards. The others were either lone heroes who were not afraid of death in the war and were collective representatives.
Without Yevlov's order, thousands of people burst into shocking applause at the same time.
This was really a big scene. It was the first time for both Yang Tao and Natasha to be watched by almost all the officers and soldiers and tens of thousands of eyes.
Yang Mingzhi has experienced many battles, so he naturally doesn't feel shy. In this situation, if his wife was an idol singer with thousands of fans in the audience, she should be able to be more generous. But she is obviously a little a bit embarrassed now.
Trembling, this must be due to excitement.
"Come on, dear, don't stutter when you give a speech later!" Yang Mingzhi silently encouraged her in his heart.
Yevlov cleared his throat and said: "This battle is a large-scale military operation carried out by our 284th Guards Division after it moved to southern Belarus. It deployed more troops and equipment than before. In this battle, we deployed the air force
, dispatched armored troops. We were not engaged in guerrilla warfare. In Homnich, we fought a very good positional blocking battle. And in the direction of Lechica, we used guerrilla warfare to its fullest.
Now, in front of everyone are the outstanding combat heroes and representatives of the heroic troops in this operation. Now, I would like to ask them to speak in turn before receiving the prizes given by the division headquarters."
As for the speech, arrangements have already been made. As snipers, Yang Tao and Natasha, because they actually killed the most enemies individually in this battle, were placed at the end as the finale.
There was still plenty of time for the two girls to organize their language. Yang Mingzhi stared at them silently and listened to the speeches of the others.
After Yevlov finished speaking, he took a step back.
At this time, pilot Podovich stepped forward. He was the first to speak, for no other reason than that the letters of his last name were very early.
After the military salute, Podovich's time has come. Yang Mingzhi's feeling about this man is that he is a bit arrogant, or too confident. No, the words of the speech are also a bit arrogant, but it is also quite flattering.
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Because he was the only air force, during the battle to capture Homnich, the rockets he fired hit the city, which objectively helped the troops capture the city instantly and played a huge role in fueling the flames.
Soon, he finished his speech and immediately walked behind the podium where Yang Mingzhi was speaking.
Several desks were decorated with prizes, so Yelentina decided to take charge of the prize-raising work herself.
She looked at the pilot with evil intentions. "What you said is really shameless. What do you mean by one person fighting a group of enemy planes? Your words are very encouraging, but they are too far from reality. The soldiers are in high spirits right now.
Everyone just sounds happy."
Podovich laughed and accepted Jelentina's weapon - a Luger pistol.
This is also very necessary for pilots. Podovic's original pistol was broken, and now he has a new one. With this self-defense in hand, he feels a lot more at ease.
Next, the squad leader of the anti-tank gun squad of the artillery company came on stage. He accepted the award on behalf of the whole squad, and the award he received was also a pistol.
During the battle, a lot of Ruger pistols were captured, and more than thirty were usable. The junior officers of the German army were also equipped with pistols. The German army was defeated at the Battle of Homnage, and they left many weapons on the battlefield.
These Ruger pistols are excellent self-defense weapons and are perfect gifts for Soviet combat heroes.
The heroes' speeches continued, and Kharkiv and Joshua took the stage one after another. One pointed out that young soldiers are just as good as soldiers, and the other pointed out that female soldiers can not lose to male soldiers.
Each of these twenty or so people had to give a speech. After they finished speaking and receiving their rewards, they all got off the stage. Slowly, all the soldiers' eyes were fixed on the two girls. The vast number of officers and soldiers looked at each other.
They are very familiar with each other. One is the wife of a commander, a very good military doctor in the hospital, and a sniper. The other is a highly publicized sniper hero in the military camp. Her ability to stand on this stage can only prove that
This girl's record will be greatly improved again. (To be continued.) 8