What I have to admit is that the German army fought tenaciously and used their tactics very appropriately.
They first used infantry to disperse to various residential buildings for defense, and occasionally set up a few traps for the Soviet troops to sneak in...
It is easy to set up traps in street fighting, such as leaving certain wall holes in certain houses, or leaving some soldiers in the basement where they are not easily discovered.
Then, the German soldiers resisting on the front line would send a Soviet offensive force into the defense line, and then launch a sudden attack from the flanks and rear.
The 2nd Tank Battalion was once trapped by the Germans.
This tactic was impossible to guard against, because the Soviet army could not carefully inspect every house and every room. Even if they did, it would be useless. Some things could not be discovered no matter how they checked.
For example, when the German army besieged the 2nd Tank Battalion, they buried explosives under the load-bearing walls of two buildings. When the Soviet troops passed by, they suddenly detonated. The two collapsed buildings instantly collapsed and blocked the Soviet army's retreat... Infantry
It may be possible to return from the ruins, but tanks cannot pass through.
Therefore, tanks are often a burden in street fighting, but they are indispensable in street fighting.
Katukov urgently sent Shulka's 1st Infantry Battalion to reinforce.
Shurka and his men used tank guns and rocket launchers to smash out another passage under the cover of the tank, and then rescued Tank No. 2.
However, the 2nd Tank Battalion had already lost more than a dozen tanks at this time... The frontal armor of the "Matilda" may be thick, but it still cannot withstand the attack of anti-tank grenades.
Especially when it gets dark, the battle will be impossible to fight...Tanks do not have the ability to fight at night. In the wild, they can still rely on flares and "tank calls" to make up for it. But in street fighting, when a flare pops up, all you see are ruins of houses and enemies.
They're all hiding in the shadows, and the flares are basically useless.
What's worse is that Moscow has long nights and short days in winter. The sun doesn't rise until 9 a.m. and sets around 4 p.m., leaving only more than seven hours of daylight.
As a result, the Soviet offensive came to a standstill.
"Comrade Captain, have you ever been afraid?" Timka asked Shulka while adding firewood to the fire.
This is a Soviet patent. Because the Germans lacked artillery supplies and were at a disadvantage, the Soviets could burn fires to keep warm, but the Germans could not... because if the German artillery dared to fire at night, the Soviet artillery would immediately knock it out in return.
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Of course, this situation is limited to this short period of time.
"Of course!" Shulka replied: "Why do you ask?"
"You don't look scared!" Dimka said: "They say you are a hero, and heroes are not afraid!"
Shulka shook his head and replied: "No, Comrade Dimka! I just... won't spend too much energy on things I can't change! So what if I'm afraid? So what if I'm not afraid?
If you are so afraid that your feet are shaking and you can't pull the trigger, it will actually harm you. In other words, fear will make you lose your life, but not being afraid will often cause the enemy to lose his life. So, I can only 'seem' not to be afraid!
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The soldiers roared with laughter.
"The captain is right, we are the same way!" The veteran replied: "We are terribly afraid, but we have to act 'not afraid'... because if we are afraid, what we are afraid of will happen!"
The soldiers all expressed their approval.
"I thought I wouldn't be afraid!" Dimka said: "My father is a soldier. He taught me to be brave since I was a child. I also told my subordinates that they should face the enemy bravely and replace the word 'fear' with theirs."
Throw it to the enemy. They believed my words and rushed to the enemy bravely. However, only fifteen people came back..."
The soldiers couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this.
"Comrade Captain!" Dimka's voice choked up when he said this, and he looked at Shulka with tears in his eyes: "I don't know what I did wrong? At the same time, I also want to know why you can carry
The men fought from the Brest Fortress all the way here...Sorry, I have no other intention, I just want to know, Comrade Captain, how can we do this!"
Obviously, this is not a problem that can be solved by "not being afraid", because there are too many "unafraid" soldiers who died on the battlefield, and their mortality rate is even much greater than that of "afraid" soldiers.
Shulka didn't know how to answer for a moment. Could it be that he told Dimka because he had more information, knew what would happen, and knew what was right, so he could seek good fortune and avoid misfortune?
"I know why!" At this time, the instructor interjected: "Although I did not follow Comrade Captain from Brest Fortress to here, but I know every battle that Captain has participated in!"
No one would doubt this because he is the instructor.
"I think!" the instructor said: "Comrade Captain has been able to lead his men until now not because of 'bravery', which means it has nothing to do with being afraid or not, but because of 'wisdom'!"
The soldiers nodded in agreement.
"Yes!" the veteran said: "When we encounter a problem, Comrade Captain does not order us to rush forward bravely, but to find a solution. And then... the enemy will die!"
"You won't believe how we escaped!" the actor said to Dimka: "We even wore this military uniform and walked out from the German army with great swagger!"
"I've heard it!" Dimka said: "You pretended to be members of the German Branfenburg troops. Is that true? I thought they made it up!"
"No, Comrade Dimka!" the actor laughed: "That's absolutely true. At that moment... we were really just like the captain said, our feet were trembling with fear and our fingers were shaking, but we succeeded in the end.
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Dimka nodded, and then let out a long sigh: "So... I was wrong. I will only let them rush forward bravely!"
Timka fell into deep self-blame.
The soldiers didn't know how to comfort him.
"I can't blame you, Comrade Dimka!" Shulka said: "Not any battle can find a solution, just like now... Tver has become an obstacle to us!"
"Maybe I'm not suitable to be the company commander, comrade captain!" Dimka said: "I hope you can replace it with someone else!"
Shulka understood what Dimka meant.
Some people regard subordinates as a symbol of their power, a stepping stone to promotion, or a kind of honor.
But some people, such as Dimka, think it is a burden and he is responsible for the lives of his subordinates.
"No!" Shulka replied: "Comrade Dimka, it can be seen from this sentence that you are very suitable to be the company commander!"