Star Tao is not an emotional person. When she heard what Salinchkin said, she suddenly became excited, her eyes widened, and her red lips trembled as she said: "The medal should be the Gold Star Medal. I can also become a Hero of the Soviet Union."
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"Isn't it possible?" Sarinchin said happily: "You have already won two medals, don't you want to get more. As a soldier, the medal means his honor. This medal is not just inlaid with gold.
A beautiful piece of silver metal! This is a symbol of a soldier's honor and status, and it can also determine your post-war treatment.
That's why I asked you to consider staying in the Soviet Union after the war. Because the Soviet Union will not forget your dedication! What you will receive is not only honor, but also status and a large bonus.
However, once you leave the Soviet Union, you will no longer enjoy these blessings."
Yang Tao fell silent, lowering her head and saying nothing.
Yang Mingzhi knew that he was also saying this to himself, so he quickly changed the subject with a smile: "Let's talk about my wife's results statistics! 89 effective kills, maybe in the next airdrop, the medal will be thrown
Come down, there are new beautiful embellishments on her chest!"
Salinchkin no longer dwelled on this, waved his hand and said: "The naturalization ceremony is over, and there is nothing to do with Berekova next. We will conduct the investiture ceremony immediately!"
During the naturalization ceremony, Yang Mingzhi pretended to be serious, but in this conferring ceremony, he was really serious and completely meticulous!
He told his wife: "It has nothing to do with you anymore. Leave now and go find your sister Natasha. Tell her the good news!"
Without bothering her husband to talk, Yang Tao herself seemed to be getting away quickly. After all, this is the municipal party committee office area, and it is always unnatural to stay here. Furthermore, the record statistics are what she and Natasha are very concerned about. Although the record has been reduced a lot, the sisters
They are already among the best in the Soviet Union!
Star Tao, the only "idler", quickly ran away, and Salinchkin also started the final work.
The desk where the naturalization documents were originally signed was cleared and replaced by two small wooden boxes. Salinchkin was standing next to the boxes, holding a stamped document in his left hand. His deputy stood next to it, holding a tightly held document.
Bunch of keys.
"Comrade Berekov, Comrade Yevlov, please come to me and stand at attention!"
This is the most solemn moment that a soldier can face. As expected, what came in the box was the new epaulettes!
Yang Mingzhi raised his head, raised his chest, and was full of fighting spirit. He stood upright, with his neck raised high, and he seemed motionless.
At this moment, both he and Yevlov were like this. Their mouths were tightened, but their bodies were shaking uncontrollably. Both of them were suppressing the excitement in their hearts!
Salinchkin rolled his eyes at the two of them, finally took the document with both hands and read it out...
Yang Mingzhi listened attentively. This was also an authorization document signed by Stalin.
This morning, he and his old friend were promoted to the rank of commander and deputy commander of the newly formed 63rd Group Army. As for the document on the upgrade of military rank, he did not mention a word.
According to the general practice, documents often have complicated content at the beginning. This document does have a lot of red tape and narrative sentences, but Yang Mingzhi really listened attentively because the content surprised him!
There is no other reason. The 63rd Army, or to be precise, the 63rd Infantry Army, is a unit that has been completely wiped out! Even its designation was revoked for a time!
Yang Mingzhi knew that he should not interrupt Salinchkin, but he still said: "Comrade! Is this the origin of our new number? I thought this number 63 was brand new!"
"That's right! I can see that you are very shocked!" Salinchkin raised his head and saw the two strong men in front of him, both with bulging eyes. Yes, if he puts himself in his shoes, he must have the same expression. He
He continued: "In the Battle of Minsk, hundreds of thousands of people died and were captured. Only the Sixth Mechanized Group Army successfully broke out from the swamp. Therefore, the 63rd Group Army failed to break out and the entire army was annihilated. All senior officers died in the battle, and those soldiers
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"How are those soldiers doing?" Yang Mingzhi asked anxiously.
Salinchkin's head turned wildly and he said in a home tone: "Perhaps quite a few of those soldiers were captured after running out of ammunition and food, and have been imprisoned in the enemy's concentration camps, perhaps around us."
"Then we should go rescue them!" Yang Mingzhi looked anxious. He wanted to continue talking but was stopped by Salinchkin.
"If you have any questions, please wait until I finish reading! We can definitely discuss military matters at the meeting tomorrow!"
Sarinchkin continued to read the appointment document drafted by the National Defense Committee carefully.
The content of this so-called red tape is simply the tragic battle history of the original 63rd Army. The entire army was wiped out and the officers died for their country. This force of four divisions was completely wiped out in the south of Minsk!
Yang Mingzhi has forgotten a lot about what happened a year ago. The 11th Army he belongs to is obviously fighting side by side with the original 63rd Army. The mission of both armies is to defend Minsk, but the defense positions are different.
The 284th Division of the 11th Army was equipped with a large number of new anti-tank weapons, and its large number caused a qualitative change in quantity. It also changed the battle situation west of Minsk for a time, but it could not escape the fate of defeat in the end.
The 11th Group Army can still carry out local counterattacks with the 6th Mechanized Army, while the 63rd Group Army can only make a tragic blockade.
The following content also has some description of the retreat route of the original 63rd Army. There are not many words but it is interesting. Because this army broke through southward along the Dnieper River and they have entered Gomel Oblast.
The small town of Zhluobin became their burial place.
The entire army group was wiped out here. The document only described it briefly, but Yang Mingzhi had already guessed the inside story.
He couldn't control his emotions. He held his head and looked up to the sky with his eyes wide open and lamented: "I never expected that we are not lucky at all!"
"What's going on? I'm surprised too, but you're too excited!" Yevlov frowned and scolded.
"Don't you understand? How did we and the 6th Mechanized Army escape death? Is it because of luck?"
Yang Mingzhi's exaggerated emotional performance also aroused great interest in Salinchkin. He put away the documents for the time being, and did not repeat the words "we will discuss it at tomorrow's meeting" again, and asked enthusiastically: "Comrade Berekov,
This document is just a brief summary. How much do you really know? Kuznetsov later participated in the battle to defend Moscow. Do you mean to say that his successful breakout was not luck?"
"Of course! Of course this is not luck!" Yang Mingzhi covered his face and bowed his body, then started to laugh stupidly. This action was simply out of his mind.
He laughed for a while and stood up again, then said seriously: "How can it be luck that we are standing here? The reason why we were able to successfully break through and get out of the gap in the German attack was not because someone was helping us. So.
Who is helping us? It is the 63rd Army! They have entered Gomel, and what they encountered must be Guderian's troops! They fought fiercely with the German army and attracted a considerable number of German troops who surrounded the entire Belarus from the south. Only in this way can we
They almost slipped through the gaps in the deployment of various German troops.
In fact, even so, we still encountered German resistance. But if you think about it carefully, in addition to encountering an SS armored division, a German logistics group, and a group of Romanian troops with no combat effectiveness, our army retreated.
There are no more troops. Because our army can continue to move south, we officially entered the swamp."
This explanation was very novel. Salinchkin quickly raised the document and looked carefully at the various dates of the 63rd Army's breakout. It was surprising. If these statistical dates were all correct, this Belekov explanation
It really makes sense.
"Could it be that the sacrifice of the original 63rd Army actually led to the successful breakout of the 6th Mechanized Army?" Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Salinchkin quickly snapped his fingers and called to his deputy: "Hurry! Get Beliko