Manstein did not want the German army's victory in the Kerch Peninsula to be ruined... If, as Sponneck said, the 46th Division was withdrawn to Feodosia, the crisis in Feodosia could indeed be solved, and even
Even if the Soviet army had amphibious landing vehicles, it would be of no use.
The reason is simple: beach landings are even more dangerous than infantry charges against enemy tanks.
However, the result of doing so was to hand over the Kerch Peninsula to the Soviet army again.
Manstein even thought that this was probably a trick by the Russians, that is, the landing from Feodosia was fake, but forcing the German 46th Division to return reinforcements to resolve the crisis in Kerch was real.
In fact, Shulka did have this intention.
If the German 46th Division returned to support Feodosia, the Soviet army would not be stupid enough to continue landing at Feodosia as originally planned. They would only need to turn back and land at Kerch to regain the lost ground.
Manstein was unwilling to give up the Kerch Peninsula, because as he said before, if the Kerch Peninsula was captured by the Soviet army again, it would mean that the German army would be attacked from both sides.
Therefore, Manstein pinned his hopes on the follow-up troops.
He immediately contacted the Romanian 4th Mountain Brigade and the 8th Cavalry Brigade... These are the two closest troops to Crimea. Among them, the Romanian 4th Mountain Brigade was used by Manstein to carry out military operations in Crimea and the Caucasus.
The preparations made for mountain operations are not satisfactory.
The commander of the Romanian 4th Mountain Brigade is Major General Agapia. After looking at the map, he replied to Manstein: "General, we still need one day to get to Crimea!"
"One day?" This gave Manstein a little hope, but he still replied: "No, one day is not enough. I need you to speed up and reach Feodosia within 15 hours!"
"Yes, General!" Major General Agapia replied after receiving the order, and then immediately ordered the troops to march.
However, in the low-temperature wind and snow, even if you want to speed up, it is very limited. Especially the Romanian army is a famous "mule and horse" army... This seems understandable, especially the mountain division, because mules and horses can barely walk on the mountain.
If not possible, they can be slaughtered and used as food. It is even more important to mountain masters than cars.
On the other hand, Manstein called Spanek again.
"The Romanian Mountain Brigade can arrive within 15 hours!" Manstein said: "I hope Feosidoa can hold on for 15 hours!"
"But they only have one reinforced battalion, General!" Sponeneck said worriedly: "They may not be able to hold it for 15 hours!"
"There will always be a way, Sponneck!" Manstein said: "You let them blow up all the facilities in the port, and then lay mines and barbed wire on the shore, and then they can hold it for 15 hours! Even if
If we cannot hold on, the Romanian Mountain Brigade will drive the landing enemies into the sea!"
"Yes, General!"
Sponneck agrees with Manstein's statement.
This is mainly because the temperature is extremely low. Without docks and ferries, it would be difficult for the Soviet army to transport a large number of soldiers and supplies ashore in a short time.
Therefore, after blowing up the port facilities, even if Feodosia cannot defend Feodosia for fifteen hours, the number of Soviet troops that will land will be very few.
Then, the Romanian Mountain Brigade arrived, followed by the German 73rd Infantry Division, and soon the Germans no longer had to worry about Feodosia.
This plan was immediately implemented. Major Weber led his men and arrived on a Soviet warship to blast the port facilities.
Major Weber had an ominous premonition about this... He was a smart man and knew that if the German army had the ability or reinforcements could arrive in time, they would not need to blast the port facilities at all, because these port facilities are very useful to the German army and they will
It will become a transportation line for the German army, and transport ships from Romania can transport supplies to Feodosia.
However, Major Weber said nothing. He still directed the troops to carry out the orders in a strict manner.
At this time, Shulka was on the fleet bound for Feodosia.
The battleship "Paris Commune" was the first-class battleship of the Soviet Union and the only first-class battleship inherited by the Soviet Union from the Tsarist Navy.
Shulka and Myhlis stood on the deck and looked at the port city of Feodosia, which was getting closer and closer in the distance.
Mahlis's face was a little pale, and he asked Shulka in a low voice: "Are you sure that German planes cannot fight at night?"
"Yes, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka replied: "I think you can rest assured that even if they drop a few bombs, they won't cause much damage to the battleship!"
You must know that the armor of the battleship's command room is 254mm thick. Not to mention that the chance of hitting it is very small, even if it is hit, it will be difficult to blow through... Battleships of this era pursue the idea of "big guns and giant ships", so the armor
The gun has a thick barrel and can last for several hours even if it is parked in the sea and bombed by planes in turn.
Ammunition depots, except oil depots, were hit.
Mahlis relaxed a little, then raised his telescope and continued to pretend to look at the distant coastline.
Mahlis did not need to personally board the ship to take command, although he was not the one taking command.
But it was a good idea for Mahlis to send the entire combat plan to Moscow before the war and hand it over to Stalin... Originally, Mahlis did not need to do this. He was the "representative of the Supreme Command", which means he could represent the Supreme Command.
When conducting, you can kill first and play later.
On the other hand, it was also because Stalin, Zhukov and others were paying attention to the war on the front line in Moscow and had no other concerns.
Therefore, by doing this, Mahlis is actually asking for credit, eager to claim credit.
As expected by Mahlis, Stalin greatly appreciated this combat plan.
"Very good plan, Comrade Mahlis!" Stalin said: "I am very surprised that your military talent has not been discovered before! Just follow the plan and I will order other troops to fully support you!"
Mahlis was absolutely ecstatic when he saw the phone call, and almost jumped up with pride.
But the next telegram made his smile freeze on his face.
"The most critical point is the landing battle at Feodosia!" Stalin said: "So I think you should personally command this battle!"
Maekhlis would not be willing to put himself in any danger, even just a little bit, so he originally planned to take command remotely from Demlyukski...in fact, he handed over the command to Major General Vladimir.
But now he has to move his so-called command headquarters to a warship, which is of course the strongest, thickest armored, and safest battleship.