In fact, not only Venyakov, but also all the airborne soldiers who were called back from the infantry division were eager to try.
According to those soldiers, this is:
"I like the sky!"
"We are finally the Air Force again!"
"We don't have to be angry with those foot soldiers anymore!"
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It is not unreasonable for the airborne troops to say this. They were originally selected from the infantry and underwent parachute training before becoming airborne troops. Now they are regarded as infantrymen and even cannot adapt because the tactics of the airborne troops are different from those of ordinary infantry.
, which made many airborne soldiers feel depressed.
(Note: Airborne tactics are more about quickly seizing strategic locations without formal defense lines, such as warehouses and bridges, rather than facing a large number of mines, barbed wire, and trenches like infantry, which makes airborne troops somewhat useless)
Now they are finally allowed to return to their duties, even if they have to go into the battlefield and face more dangers... At this time, with the surrender of the German 6th Army, the battle has basically come to an end. To be precise, it has ended in Stalingrad.
For a period of time, these troops who originally fought in Stalingrad no longer need to fight. Next, it is time to enjoy the honor.
At least that's the case at this stage.
But if you are selected as an airborne soldier, not only will the battle not end, but you will also be sent to the most dangerous place... Everyone knows that airborne operations usually involve being sent behind enemy lines. If it is not behind enemy lines, there is no need to "airborne".
But this did not stop the soldiers from actively participating in the battle. As soon as the order was issued, almost all the former Airborne Army soldiers enthusiastically signed up... At this time, the Airborne Army soldiers had already been in the infantry division with the new recruits and the veterans disappeared.
At the same time, the management of the Soviet army was very chaotic. The only evidence that could be used as evidence was a soldier's ID card that was often lost or damaged. It would be really difficult to find them if you didn't stand up yourself.
Of course, this is all done in secret.
Lieutenant General Veniamenko put some thought into this aspect.
Lieutenant General Veniamenko believed that if an order was issued to the entire army to summon the former airborne troops, the news would soon spread to the Germans, and then the Germans would immediately conclude that the Soviet army was about to carry out airborne operations and had
Beware of.
This is simply seeking death for the airborne troops, because airborne operations are all about surprise attacks.
If the enemy had not been prepared for the surprise attack, and the German army could easily guess the Soviet airborne position... Milowe, the throat of the Deton River Army, there was nothing else worthy of the Soviet army temporarily summoning the airborne troops to implement an emergency
Airborne target.
Once the German army is prepared and even guesses the airdrop point, there will be traps one after another waiting in front of the Soviet airborne troops:
The first wave will be blocked by German fighter planes... If you can guess the airdrop point, you can naturally calculate the airlift route of the airborne troops. The Germans only need to concentrate their night fighters to intercept and kill the airborne troops. At least half of the airborne troops will be there.
Both the plane and the air were blown up.
Then, when the airborne troops finally fly over the target and implement the airborne landing, searchlights, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns are waiting for them... especially the anti-aircraft guns. As long as the height is set, they will explode in the air, forming a spherical shape.
The flying shrapnel can kill the surrounding airborne troops in a three-dimensional shape. By then, the airborne troops will be corpses before they even hit the ground.
Even if they were lucky enough to land on the ground in the end... waiting for them on the ground would be German mechanized troops.
The most feared thing in airborne operations is the enemy's mechanized troops.
This is determined by the characteristics of airborne operations: airborne operations usually carry only light equipment and require a certain amount of time to assemble after landing on the ground, especially at night.
This requires the airborne troops to have considerable physical strength, organizational skills and map recognition skills... This is one of the reasons why the airborne troops always select elites from the infantry for training. If they are not elites, they will not be able to function after parachute to the target area.
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But if the enemy is prepared, several mechanized troops will be deployed on the ground in advance. These mechanized troops will be dispersed in the area where the enemy is about to airdrop and be prepared. They are even equipped with fast light tanks.
Obviously, such mechanized troops are the nemesis of the airborne troops. When the airborne troops have just landed on the map and have not yet had time to assemble and are still in a scattered state, they can chase and even divide and surround them, just like hunters rounding up their prey.
Since most of the airborne troops only have light equipment, they are powerless against the light tanks of these mechanized troops.
Of course, the Soviet airborne troops are not like this, because they are already equipped with individual anti-tank artifacts "bazookas."
But even so, this situation is never allowed to happen.
That is to say, the intention of the airborne landing must not be leaked, otherwise it will be like a meat bun with no return. After dropping thousands of people, there will not even be a ripple, let alone winning the battle.
It is no secret that the intelligence security level of the Soviet army is very low. There are many spies in the army who were instigated by the German army. They cannot or even cannot trace them for the time being... As long as the German army does not disclose their information, without cameras,
It is almost impossible to produce evidence in this era.
Veniamenko's secret measure was to withdraw all thirteen divisions organized into the airborne force at one go, especially the 7th Guards Rifle Division and the 41st Guards Rifle Division, which had just participated in the battle.
After these troops withdrew, they were immediately isolated from the outside world... They were all pulled into a camp in the wild. All units, including the headquarters, were confiscated of radios, telephones, and even radios and other communication equipment, and then a barbed wire fence was pulled around them.
It was then guarded by troops from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who had not participated in the battle.
There is absolutely no possibility that the Ministry of Internal Affairs troops who have not participated in the battle will be captured and instigated to rebel.
Of course, there may also be spies in the Ministry of Internal Affairs troops, but they are also ordered to stay around the camp and cannot leave the army or use any communication equipment.
In this way, even if there are spies among these troops, they will completely cut off contact with the enemy.
Even if there are spies with powerful abilities who can spread the news, since this operation is an emergency operation and must be completed from beginning to end within one day, it is meaningless to wait for the spies to pass the information to the Germans.
It was only then that Lieutenant General Veniamenko raised his loudspeaker and ordered the soldiers who were making random guesses because of their "restricted freedom": "Comrades, I am the Commander of the Parachute Army, Veniamenko! All who have ever
Comrades who have served in the parachute army should immediately register with your immediate superiors! I repeat..." (To be continued)